30 Mar 2017 / Panama Canal, Panama

Locks lane outage & the Transit Reservation System

The west lane outage at Gatun Locks for April 7-8, 2017, announced in Advisory to Shipping No. A-10-2017, has been rescheduled as follows:

Beginning at 1800 hours on Saturday, April 8, 2017, until 0600 hours on Sunday, April 9, 2017 (12 hours), the WEST lane of Gatun Locks will be out of service in order to perform scheduled repairs on Miter Gate 32 and on Vehicular Bridge No. 4.

As a result, and in accordance with the rules governing the Transit Reservation System (OP’s Notice to Shipping No. N-7-2017), Condition 1.a for the Panamax locks will be in effect on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Applications for reserved transits while Condition 1.a is in effect will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The Just-In-Time (JIT) transit slots, as well as the booking slot available through the Auction Process, and the slots available for regular vessels less than 300 feet in LOA, will continue to be offered during this period.

(For information about operations in Panama contact GAC-Wildord & McKay at [email protected])

Source: Panama Canal Authority Advisory to Shipping No. A-12-2017 dated 29 March 2017

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