AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT v. 3-2-2011 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2012 OP’S ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-01-2012 January 4, 2012 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – December 2011 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 294 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 6 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 32 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 37.29 51 26 Oceangoing Transits 37.55 42 33 Canal Waters Time (hours) 27.75 39.24 21.03 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.90 12.65 8.66 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 410 13.23 35.22 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 754 24.32 64.78 Total: 1164 37.55 Vessels 100' beam and over 640 20.65 54.98 Vessels 900' length and over 136 4.39 11.68 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 527* 377* 1 71.54 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 248* 185* 1 74.60 *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 January 31, 2012. ORIGINAL SIGNED _______________________________ Manuel E. Benítez Executive Vice President of Operations AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT v. 28-01-2011 OP, January 4, 2012 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – December 2011 1 The normal transit capacity of the Panama Canal is 38-40 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix and other factors. This capacity is reduced during locks maintenance work, as indicated in the above table. Consequently, vessels may experience delays in transiting. Normally, during these periods, the Panama Canal Transit Reservation System slots are fully utilized. 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 of this requirement to perform simultaneous single lane outages for additional maintenance at other locks. American Society of Civil Engineers to Sponsor Panama Canal 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress APRIL CONGRESS INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE CANAL EXPANSION SITE VISIT The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced a partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to co-host next year ́s first-ever PANAMA CANAL 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress. It will be held April 18-20 in Panama City, Panama. ACP and ASCE are convening this Congress to share best practices and detailed, practical, hands-on experience related to managing a significant infrastructure project. The congress will bring together world-renowned experts in the fields of geotechnical, electrical, structural and civil engineering. In addition, it will showcase infrastructure projects from around th