AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS 3654 (OPXI) V. 4-2-2015 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2017 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-31-2017 September 8, 2017 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – AUGUST 2017 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force .............................................................................................................. 274 b. Pilots in Training .............................................................................................................. 6 c. Tugs .............................................................................................................. 46 d. Locomotives .............................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.06 45 20 Oceangoing Transits 31.42 36 25 Canal Waters Time (hours) 31.53 49.64 22.32 In-Transit Time (hours) 12.03 14.76 8.57 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91 ́ beam 205 6.61 21.05 Vessels 91 ́ beam to under 107’ beam 616 19.87 63.24 Neopanamax Vessels (beam107’ and over) 153 4.94 15.71 Total: 974 31.42 100 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (beam 107' and over) 186 133 71.51 Large Vessels (91' to 107’ beam) 410* 348* 1 84.88 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 226* 132* 1 58.41 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 1 0 0.00 Auctioned booking slots 17 10 58.82 *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 September 30, 2017. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Saenz Executive Vice President for Operations OP, September 8, 2017 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – AUGUST 2017 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition^ Status 1-11 August 2017 11 days East Lane ** 22-24 2 Completed 3-10 August 2017 7 days East Lane Sidewall *** 22-24 2 Completed 1 September 2017 20 hours East Lane * 25-27 2 Completed 12, 13 September 2017 5 hours per day East Lane * 32-34 1 Tentative 15 September 2017 10 hours East Lane * 28-30 1.a Tentative The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, neopanamax transits, and other factors. 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 is expected to be reduced, a corresponding reduction in the number of available reserved transit slots may be ordered by the Canal Authority. Whenever a set of locks requires a major outage of one of its two lanes for dry chamber inspection, miter gate repairs, tow track work or other major maintenance/improvement projects, advantage may be taken to perform simultaneous single lane outages at other locks. * In order to perform scheduled maintenance works ** In order to perform scheduled dry chamber works. ***Culvert outage ^ Panamax locks Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Capacity Container Vessel To-Date through Expanded Locks On August 22 nd the Panama Canal