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ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2021 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory to Shipping No. A-14-2022 April 7, 2022 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – MARCH 2022 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................... ........................269 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................... ........................18 c. Tugs ...................................................................................................... ........................46 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................... ........................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 34.42 46 24 Oceangoing Transits 35.42 39 32 Canal Waters Time (hours) 35.67 66.40 21.43 In-Transit Time (hours) 9.93 10.89 9.04 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 211 6.81 19.22 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 621 20.03 56.56 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 266 8.58 24.23 Total: 1,098 35.42 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and Over) 248* 206* 1 83.06 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 403* 384* 1 95.29 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 186* 159* 1 85.48 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0 Auctioned booking slots 93 62 66.67 * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 3. The following page provides the scheduled locks maintenance work and other items of interest to the shipping community. 4. This advisory will be canceled for record purposes on April 30, 2022. ORIGINAL SIGNED Marcia L. de Ortega Acting Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020 OP, April 7, 2022 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – MARCH 2022 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status March 7, 2022 4 hours West* 31-33 1.a Completed April 4, 2022 4 hours West* 31-33 1.a Completed April 26, 2022 6 hours East* 29-31 1.a Tentative April 28, 2022 12 hours West* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 7, 2022 6 hours East* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 8, 2022 12 hours West* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 9, 2022 12 hours East* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 10, 2022 10 days *** 26-28 1.a Tentative May 19, 2022 12 hours West* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 20, 2022 12 hours East* 25-27 1.a Tentative May 23, 2022 6 hours East* 29-31 1.a Tentative May 25, 2022 6 hours East* 29-31 1.a Tentative May 30, 2022 4 hours West* 31-33 1.a Tentative June 1 and 2, 2022 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative Note: No schedule maintenance outages for the Neopanamax Locks. ^The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the neopanamax locks 9-11 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, transit restrictions, and other factors. The maximum sustainable capacity of the Panama Canal (panamax and neopanamax locks) is approximately 38-40 vessels per day. This capacity is reduced during locks maintenance work, as indicated in the above table. Consequently, vessels may experience delays in transiting. When the Panama Canal’s capacity
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