AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 3- 2-2011 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2013 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-16-2013 July 2, 2013 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – June 2013 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 286 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 8 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 39 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 29.83 40 14 Oceangoing Transits 30.13 38 22 Canal Waters Time (hours) 23.38 39.76 14.43 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.49 13.62 7.83 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 301 10.03 33.30 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 603 20.10 66.70 Total: 904 30.13 100 Vessels 100' beam and over 510 17.00 56.42 Vessels 900' length and over 128 4.27 14.16 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 461* 312* 1 67.68 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 226* 105* 1 46.46 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 3 3 100 Auctioned booking slots 10 3 30.00 *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 July 31, 2013. ORIGINAL SIGNED _______________________________ Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 28-01-2011 OP, Ju ly 2, 2013 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – June 2013 1 The actual transit capacity may vary from day to day and will depend on vessel mix, transit restrictions and type of maintenance work being performed. Normally, during periods of reduced transit capacity, a corresponding reduction in the number of available reserved transit slots is ordered by the Authority. During these periods, non-booked vessels may experience delays in transiting. Whenever a set of locks requires an outage of one of its two lanes, advantage may be taken by performing simultaneous work at other locks. Panama Canal Reinforces Tug Fleet for Expansion The Panama Canal has increased its tugboat fleet with the arrival of the first two of 14 tugboats that will improve the waterway’s resources to offer a safer and more efficient service to the global shipping industry. These tugboats will strengthen the Canal’s capacity for the operation of the third set of locks. “These new tugboats will allow the Panama Canal to continue offering a world-class service,” Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quiijano said. “They will help us prepare to face the challenge of operating the new set of locks with the same efficiency.” Cerro Itamut and Cerro Picacho are part of the new fleet of 14 tractor tugs that will be arriving within the next 12 months from Spain. Astilleros Armon, S.A., a Spanish ship-building company, was awarded the contract in September 2011, after an open t