Gatun Locks lane outage & transit reservation system

30 Jun 2021 / Panama Canal, Panama

Beginning at 2200 hours on Sunday, July 4, 2021, until 2359 hours on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 (10 days), the East 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 Monday, July 5, 2021, through Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Applications for reserved transits while Condition 2 is in effect will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Friday, July 2, 2021.

The Just-In-Time (JIT) transit slots available for supers will be reduced to one per direction, whereas the JIT slots for regular vessels will remain at one per direction.

The booking slots available for Neopanamax vessels, as well as the slots offered through the auction process, will remain unchanged.

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

Source: Panama Canal Authority Advisory to Shipping No.29-2021 dated 29 June 2021

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.