PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY

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1 OFFICIAL TRANSIT RESERVATION SYSTEM Fixed Fees for Booking Slots based on vessel dimensions: Panamax Locks MR+, Vessels w ith LOA up to 300 feet , MR+, Vessels w ith beam less than 80 feet and LOA greater than 300 feet , MR+, Vessels w ith beam equal to or greater than 80 feet and less than 91 feet, LOA greater than 300 feet , MR+, Vessels w ith beam equal to or greather than 91 feet and less than 100 feet, LOA greater than 300 feet , MR+, Vessels w ith beam equal to or greater than 100 feet and LOA less than 900 feet , MR+, Vessels w ith beam from 100 feet and up to 107 feet, and LOA from 900 feet up to 966 feet, and draft (in tropical fresh w ater-or TFW) of up to 39.5 feet Neopanamax Locks AR Vessels w ith beam from 100 feet and up to 107 feet, and LOA from 900 feet up to 966 feet, and draft (in tropical fresh w ater-or TFW) greater than 39.5 feet AR Vessels w ith beam up to 32.61m (107 ft), LOA greater than m (966 ft) AR Vessels w ith beam greater than 32.61m (107 ft) and less than 36.60m (120 ft) AR Vessels w ith beam equal to or greater than 36.60m (120 ft) and less than 42.70m (140 ft) AR Vessels w ith beam equal to or greater than 42.70m (140 ft)

2 OFFICIAL MR+ Cancellation Charge: A vessel agent may cancel the transit reservation of a vessel by giving the notice prescribed by Canal authorities. In such event, and except as otherw ise provided, a cancellation fee w ill be charged. The amount of the fee w ill depend on how much in advance the reservation slot is cancelled, and shall be applied based on items thru , applied according to the follow ing schedule: Notice period (in advance of required arrival time) Cancellation Charge (the greater of) MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/ MR+, 10/15/17 Over 365 days 10% of booking fee or to over 180 days 20% of booking fee or to over 90 days of booking fee or to over 21 days 60% of booking fee or 1, to over 7 days 70% of booking fee or 1,300 7 days to over 4 days 80% of booking fee or 1,600 4 days or less 100% of booking fee AR 12/1/02 4/15/04 6/1/09 Change in transit date: A change in transit date w ill be allow ed w ithout a cancellation charge, provided it is requested at least 60 days prior to the reserved arrival date. The new transit date shall not exceed 364 days from the day of the request (546 days for passenger vessels). The ACP w ill apply the cancellation charge according to tariff item in unusual cases of date changes. No charge

3 OFFICIAL AR 8/11/03 4/15/04 5/1/08 5/1/16 Change (swap) of vessels in booking slots: Tw o reserved vessels may sw ap booking slots provided that both vessels are transiting in the same direction, have the same classification (neo,super, panamax plus or regular), similar restrictions, are registered under the same operator, are booked for transit w ithin 21 days of each other, and the sw ap is requested at least 24 hours prior to the earliest required arrival time of the vessels. Up to 5 sw appings are allow ed per vessel, per booked visit. Charge for swap per vessel, per booked visit AR 8/11/03 First swap, all vessels Included in reservation price AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/ AR 5/1/08 Second Swap, Large Vessels (breadth >= 91') 14, Third Swap, Large Vessels (breadth >= 91') 21, Fourth Swap, Large Vessels (breadth >= 91') 28, Fifth Swap, Large Vessels (breadth >= 91') Second Swap, Small Vessels (breadth < 91') 4, Third Swap, Small Vessels (breadth < 91') 6, Fouth Swap, Small Vessels (breadth < 91') 8, Fifth Swap, Small Vessels (breadth < 91') 10, Note: For these purposes a booked visit is a booked transit. The ACP will not allow multiple swaps in cases of misuse of the system AR 8/11/03 4/1/10 Charge for substitution of vessels in booking slots A vessel already bookied may only be substituted by another nonbooked vessel if: both vessels are registered w ith the same operator, are transiting in the same direction, have the same classification (neo,super, panamax plus or regular), similar restrictions and the w ritten request for substitution is made w ith at least 24 hours prior to the required arrival time of the booked vessel. If the substitution is requested at least 14 days in advance of the booked vessel' s required arrival date, there w ill be no cancellation charge. If the substitution is requested less than 14 days in advance of the booked vessel' s required arrival date, a cancellation fee w ill be assessed according to item Higher of the booking fees applicable to the vessels involved in the substitution in accordance w ith the current booking tariffs Surcharge for daylight transit reservation: Daylight transit reservation guaranteed for regular vessels w ithout restrictions ,000.00

4 OFFICIAL Cancellation charge for daylight transit reservations: AR 12/1/ AR 12/1/ AR 12/1/ AR 12/1/04 Notice period (in advance of required arrival time) Over 60 days Over 30 days to 60 days Over 21 days to 30 days Over 72 hours to 21 days Cancellation Charge (based on the regular booking) No charge 10% of booking fee 40% of booking fee 60% of booking fee AR 12/1/04 36 to 72 hours 80% of booking fee AR 12/1/04 Less than 36 hours 100% of booking fee AR 2/1/01 Fees for same-day transit for vessels that lose reservations due to late arrivals % of the Reservation Charge AR AR AR AR Vessels with required arrival time of 2200 the day before: If vessel arrives betw een 2201 andy 2300 hours If vessel arrives betw een betw een 2301 and 0000 hours If vessel arrives betw een 0001 y 0100 hours If vessel arrives after 0100 hours % 75% 100% Vessels with required arrival time of 0200: MR MR MR MR- If vessel arrives betw een 0201 and 0300 hours % If vessel arrives betw een betw een 0301 and 0400 hours If vessel arrives betw een 0401 and 0500 hours % If vessel arrives after 0500 hours % Vessels with required arrival time of 0330: If vessel arrives betw een 0331 and 0400 hours If vessel arrives betw een betw een 0401 and 0430 hours If vessel arrives betw een 0431 and 0500 hours If vessel arrives after 0500 hours % 75% 100%

5 OFFICIAL PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY Vessels with required arrival time of 1400: MR MR MR MR- If vessel arrives betw een 1401 and 1500 hours % If vessel arrives betw een 1501 and 1600 hours If vessel arrives beetw een 1601 and 1700 hours % If vessel arrives after 1700 hours % AR 1/2/14 For vessels with reservation under the "Just-in-Time" service (JIT) Auction Process for Transit Reservation Slot: AR 4/1/06 1/2/14 (1) An additional booking slot is available through an auction process, only during the 3rd period and under any condition of the transit reservation system. This additional slot is subject to the same requirements as the normal booking slots. (2) The cancellation charge for an aw arded auctioned slot shall be 90% of the w inning bid. (3) Vessels aw arded the auctioned slot have the same options as those w ith conventional booking slots, such as requesting same-day transit due to late arrival, sw aps and substitutions, except change-in-transit date. The late arrival fee for vessels aw arded a booking slot via the auction process, w ill be the corresponding percentage of the reservation fee based on the vessel dimensions and not on the percentage of the auction amount. (4) An auction slot aw arded to a fully integrated barge shall be assigned to the larger craft; the booking of the smaller craft shall be computed based on the normal transit reservation tariffs AR 4/1/ AR 4/1/06 Booking for auction slot Cancellation charge for aw arded auction slot Tariff per Transit Best Offer 90% of aw arded slot