Scheduled lane outage at Gatun Locks

25 Aug 2022 / Panama Canal, Panama

Beginning at 0001 hours on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, until 2359 hours on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 (9 days), the West Lane of Gatun Locks will be out of service for scheduled maintenance.

As a result, Condition 2 for the Panamax locks will be in effect from Tuesday, August 30, 2022, through Wednesday, September 7, 2022.

Applications for reserved transits while Condition 2 is in effect will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Saturday, August 27, 2022. 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-28-2022 dated 24 August 2022

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