20 Nov 2018 / Gatun Locks, Panama
Beginning at 1600 hours on Monday, November 26, 2018, until 0400 hours on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 (12 hours), the West lane of Gatun Locks will be out of service for unscheduled hydraulic cylinder maintenance on Miter Gate 15.
As a result, and in accordance with the rules governing the Transit Reservation System (OP’s Notice to Shipping No. N-7-2018), Condition 1.a for the Panamax locks will be in effect for Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
Applications for reserved transits while Condition 1.a is in effect will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The Just-In-Time (JIT) transit slots available for supers will be reduced during this date to one for each direction, whereas the JIT slots for regular vessels transiting without restrictions will remain at one for each direction. The booking slot available through the auction process, as well as the slots available for regular vessels less than 300 feet in LOA, and the slots for Neopanamax vessels, will continue to be offered during this period.
(For information about operations in Panama contact GAC Panama at [email protected] )
Source: Canal de Panama Advisory Notice No. A-37-2018
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