ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2021 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory to Shipping No. A-06-2021 January 22, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Modification to the Transit Reservation (Booking) System for Neopanamax Vessels The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces the following changes to Advisory A-43-2020 regarding the assignment of slots that become available during Booking Period 3 for Neopanamax vessels. Effective January 23, 2021, any slot that becomes available from 96 hours prior to the booking date to the closing of Period 3 for that particular date due to cancellations, changes in date, early transit of booked vessels, or any other reason, will be offered through an auction process; provided that all the slots for Neopanamax vessels, except the “conditioned slot” offered in the 2 nd booking period, have been awarded. The ACP will notify vessel agents, generally with one day advance notice, when there is a possibility of a slot becoming available to be auctioned. ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654-A (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020