Scheduled lane outage at Gatun Locks

04 Oct 2021 / Panama Canal, Panama

Beginning at 2200 hours on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, until 0100 hours on Saturday, October 9, 2021 (2 days), the West lane of Gatun Locks will be out of service for scheduled maintenance.

As a result, and in accordance with the rules governing the Transit Reservation System (OP Notice to Shipping No. N-7-2021), Condition 2 for the Panamax locks will be in effect from Thursday, October 7, 2021, through Friday, October 8, 2021.

Applications for reserved transits while Condition 2 is in effect will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Monday, October 4, 2021. The Just-In-Time (JIT) transit slots available for supers will be reduced to one for each direction while Condition 2 is in effect, whereas the JIT slots for regular vessels transiting without restrictions will remain at one for each direction. The booking slots available through the auction process will continue to be offered during this period. The slots offered to Neopanamax vessels will remain unchanged.

(For information about operations in Panama, contact GAC Panama at [email protected])

Source: Panama Canal Authority Advisory to Shipping No. A-38-2021 dated 1 October 2021

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