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ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2023 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory To Shipping No. A-33-2024 September 11, 2024 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – August 2024 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ..............................................................................................................................290 b. Pilots in Training ..................................................................................................................................6 c. Tugs ...............................................................................................................................46 d. Locomotives .............................................................................................................................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 31.5 46 23 Oceangoing Transits 30.9 36 24 Canal Waters Time (hours) 18.3 26.1 14.8 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.0 11.6 8.9 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 153 4.9 16.0 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 524 16.9 54.7 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 280 9.0 29.3 Total: 957 30.9 100.0 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and over) 274* 230* 1 83.94 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 562* 393* 1 69.93 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 151* 117* 1 77.48 Auctioned booking slots 353 170 48.16 * 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 September 30, 2024. ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, September 11, 2024 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – August 2024 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedr o Miguel Gatu n Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Statu s August 20 and 21, 2024 7 hours/day West* 25 N/A Completed August 22, 2024 4 hours East* 25 N/A Completed August 23, 2024 4 hours East* 25 N/A Completed August 26, 2024 8 hours West* 25 Completed August 27, 2024 4 hours West* 25 N/A Completed August 28, 2024 4 hours East* 25 N/A Completed August 29, 2024 8 hours East* 25 N/A Completed September 8, 2024 12 hours West* 26 N/A Completed September 9, 2024 12 hours East* 26 N/A Completed September 10 to 25, 2024 15 days *** 26 N/A In Progress September 16, 2024 6 hours East* 26 Tentative September 18 and 19, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative September 25, 2024 12 hours East* 26 N/A Tentative September 26, 2024 12 hours West* 26 N/A Tentative September 30, 2024 8 hours East* 26 Tentative October 1, 2024 4 hours West* 26 Tentative October 2, 2024 4 hours East* 26 Tentative October 3 and 4, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative October 7, 2024 8 hours West* 26 Tentative October 8, 2024 3 hours East* 26 Tentative October 9, 2024 5 hours East* 26 Tentative October 16 and 17, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative October 25, 2026 4 hours East* 26 Tentative October 26 to 28, 2024 2.5 days West* 16 Tentative October 29, 2024 6 hours East* 26 Tentative October 30 and 31, 2024 6 hours/d
Advisory A-33-2024: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – August 2024
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