ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2023 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory T o S hipping No. A-21-2023 May 10, 2023 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2023 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................. ...........................283 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................. ...........................6 c. Tugs ................................................................................. ...........................46 d. Locomotives ................................................................................. ...........................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 33.57 43 25 Oceangoing Transits 35.93 38 33 Canal Waters Time (hours) 43.89 66.01 22.71 In-Transit Time (hours) 11.12 13.38 9.89 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 195 6.50 18.09 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 598 19.93 55.47 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 285 9.50 26.44 Total: 1078 35.93 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and Over) 210* 205*1 97.62 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 390* 375*1 96.15 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 180* 152*1 84.44 Auctioned booking slots 174 147 84.48 * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 3. The following page provides the scheduled locks maintenance work and other information of interest to the shipping community. 4. This advisory will be canceled for record purposes on May 31, 2023. ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, May 10, 2023 Subject: Montly Canal Operations Summary – April 2023 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedr o Miguel Gatu n Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status April 20, 2023 4 hours West* 30-32 1.a Completed April 25, 2023 5 hours East* 29-31 1.a Completed April 27, 2023 8 hours West* West* 26-28 1.a Completed April 30 to May 2, 2023 12 hours per day West* 22-24 1.a Completed May 9 to 16, 2023 8 days West** 19-21 2 Ongoing May 18, 2023 4 hours West* 30-32 1.a Tentative May 29, 2023 6 hours West* 28-30 1.a Tentative May 31, 2023 5 hours East* 29-31 1.a Tentative June 6 and 7, 2023 5 hours per day West* 29-31 1.a Tentative June 8, 2023 8 hours West* 26-28 1.a Tentative June 12 and 14, 2023 4 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative June 13 and 15, 2023 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative June 27 to July 4, 2023 8 days East*** 19-21 2 Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clar a Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Statu s April 10, 2023 4 hours * 9- 11 1 Completed April 11, 2023 5 hours * 9- 10 1 Completed April 17, 2023 4 hours * 9- 11 1 Completed April 18, 2023 6 hours * 9- 10 1 Completed May 22, 2023 4 hours * 9- 11 1 Tentative May 23, 2023 5 hours * 9- 10 1 Tentative May 29, 2023 4 hours * 9- 11 1 Tentative May 30, 2023 5 hours * 9- 10 1 Tentative ^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 ves