Major ports and harbours in the Dominican Republic:
Ports • The
Port of Santo Domingo, with its location in the Caribbean, is well suited for flexible itinerary planning and has excellent support, road, and airport infrastructure within the Santo Domingo region, which facilitate access and transfers. The port is suitable for both turnaround and transit calls. •
Haina Occidental Port, located just 20 km west of
Santo Domingo, is one of the most important ports in the Dominican Republic. About 70% of all cargo, excluding Caucedo and free zone exports/imports, is moved through this port. • DP World's terminal
Multimodal Caucedo Port maritime terminal and logistic center operates under the Free Zone Regime. Actually 85% of Free Zone exports to the United States is shipped from Caucedo terminal. Multimodal Caucedo port is also able to act as a trans-shipment hub to the Caribbean and Latin America for Asia specifically Japan as a door to the American market. •
Port of Puerto Plata is the main commercial port on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. •
Port of Boca Chica is located about 20 miles east of the capital city and five miles from the International airport Las Americas. Currently the port is almost exclusively used for containers and some lumber, newsprint and homogeneous cargoes. •
Port of San Pedro de Macoris is located on the Higuamo river. This port is mainly used to discharge bulk fertilizer. Cement clinker, coal, wheat, diesel and LPG. It is also used to export sugar and molasses produced by several sugar cane mills in the region. •
Central Romana Port, located in
La Romana, belong to
Central Romana Corporation which is a private company established in 1912 and has the largest sugar mill in the country. The following six local ports are a single pier with berth facility: •
Cayo Levantado Port or (Arroyo Barruk/Puerto Duarte) is located in the
Samaná Bay. •
Manzanillo Port is located very close to the Haitian border. •
Port of Cabo Rojo is located in
Cabo Rojo, southeast to the border. •
Port of Barahona is located in
Barahona, in the bay of Neyba. •
Port of Azua in
Azua, also called Puerto Viejo is located at Ocoa Bay. •
Palenque Port is located southwest of Santo Domingo. A local ferry service runs daily between the Samaná and Sabana del Mar ports.
Merchant marine • Total: • 1 ship (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,587 GT/ • Ships by type: • cargo 1 (1999 est.)
Entering the ports Boaters and sailors who wish to dock in any of the Dominican Republic's ports must follow certain
entry requirements: • Upon approaching the port, ships must display a
quarantine flag, which has the letter 'Q' on it, and wait for admittance into the port. • The passengers of the vessel must pay a fee, get a tourist card, and show proper identification including a valid
passport. • Military officials must sometimes grant the passengers clearance to come ashore. • For entering or leaving the Dominican Republic, the Dominican e-Ticket is required. It is an electronic system designed to streamline immigration procedures and enhance border security. == Airports ==