PANAMA FLASH! | Panama City – May 13th, 2026
Scheduled Lane Outage at Gatun Locks and Modifications to the Transit Reservation (Booking) System
Beginning at 0001 hours on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, until 2359 hours on Wednesday, June 17,
2026, a dry chamber maintenance will be performed on the East Lane of Gatun Locks. During
this period, the West Lane will remain operational, but lockage will take additional time.
In accordance with the Transit Reservation (Booking) System regulations, the number of slots
available in the Panamax Locks will be reduced to 16 during this maintenance period.
Therefore, starting with the 2nd Period Tiebreaker Competition from May 26 to June 3, 2026,
for booking dates from June 9 to June 17, 2026, four (4) booking slots will be offered to supers and no booking slots will be offered to regular vessels. No booking slots will be offered during Booking Period 3 for both supers and regular vessels. The total number of slots available will be 13 for supers and three (3) for regular vessels.
The following table shows the reduction of slots in the Panamax Locks for the schedule maintenance:
Internet / Bank Fraud
As a further reminder, email hacking and fraudulent banking instructions remain a constant threat within our industry.
We hereby reconfirm the banking details for Norton Lilly International (Panama), S.A. held with Citibank New York, which have remained unchanged and in continuous use for more than ten (10) years.
Should you receive any communication containing different bank details or revised wiring instructions allegedly issued on behalf of Norton Lilly Panama, please contact us by telephone to verify authenticity prior to processing any payment.
For avoidance of doubt, our confirmed banking details are as follows:
Citibank N.A.
111 Wall St.
New York, N.Y. 10043
Swift: CITIUS33 / ABA 021000089
Beneficiary: Norton Lilly International (Panama), S.A.
Account No.: 36937495
For additional information, please reach out to our operators at operations@nortonlilly.com.pa.
Norton Lilly International (Panama) S.A.
Bldg. 3825 – Office 301-302
Howard – Panama-Pacifico
Panama, Rep. of Panama
Tel: (507) 304-4600
Main email: operations@nortonlilly.com.pa (24 hours)
