RIO HAINA information for this port LOCATION: Latitude: 18° 25' N - Longitude: 70° 00' W ADMINISTRATION: Autoridad Portuaria Dominicana (APORDOM) Rio Haina - Tel: +808 537 0055 Port manager: - Tel: +808 537 0055 - Radio frequency: VHF Channel 16 Harbour master: Tel: +808 542 2577 WORKING HOURS: Mon-Fri: 08.00-12.00/14.00-18.00 - Sat: 08.00-12.00 APPROACH: The port is approach via breakwater. Movements during darkness are restricted depending on weather conditions. HAZARDS: None, except local anchorage. TRANSPORTATION: Inland transportation is by truck. Las Americas International Airport is about 40 km from the port. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: Containers, steel products, bagged cargoes, petroleum products, forest products, coal, LPG, cement, clinker, wheat, soybeans. Exports: Sugar, fertiliser. WEATHER: No tides. ANCHORAGE: Vessels anchor off the nearby port of Santo Domingo. PILOTAGE: Pilot boards by small boat about one mile from the breakwater. TOWAGE: Two tugs of 1,200 and 850 hp available. TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year: Containers: n/a - Cruise: n/a - Ro-ro: n/a - Bulk: n/a - Breakbulk: n/a - Other: n/a Cargo handled per year: n/a - Cargo handled per day: n/a. EQUIPMENT: Fork-lift trucks of 4, 5 and 6 tonnes capacity. One rail-mounted crane at Fersan berth and one rail-mounted container gantry crane at Berth No 6. STORAGE: Open storage: Available - Covered storage: Covered storage for up to 150,000 tonnes of sugar. Two sheds totalling 4,200 square meters at Berth No 2 (west) and 3,800 square meters CFS at Berth No 5 (west). Air draft: No restrictions - Refrigeration capacity: None. BUNKERS: Fuel and diesel oil available by tank truck. WATER: Fresh water delivered by tank truck as no pipeline available. FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 35 feet - Longest vessel: 215 meters LOA. | Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (feet) | | 1 (west) | 190 | 28 | | 2 (west) | 113 | 28 | | 3 (west) | 181 | 30 | | 4 (west) | 264 | 34 | | 5 (west) | 194 | 30 | | 6 (west) | 134 | 28 | | 1 (east) | 153 | n/a | | 2 (east) | 185 | 30 | | 3 (east) | 215 | 30 | | 4 (east) | 215 | 30 | | 5 (east) | 214 | 31 | | Buoy moorings (Maximum LOA) 31 | Cruise ships: Berth No 6 (east) can be used - Breakbulk: Handled at various berths including Berth No 2 (west) and Berth No 5 (east) - Containers: Berth No 5 (west) is used by Sea-Land. Berth No 6 (east) is a common user facility - Ro-ro: Berth No 4 (east) is a dedicated ro-ro facility with three ramps. Tankers and LPG carriers: Two berths plus buoy moorings. | Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (feet) | | 2 (west) | 113 | 28 | | 6 (west) | 134 | 28 | | Refidomsa Cargo Buoy Moorings 175 (maximum LOA) 31 | Total berthing capacity: Berth No 6 (a,b,c) - Length: 700 meters - Depth: 25-32 feet. Bulk cargo: Berth No 1 (east) - Length: 153 meters - Depth: Not known NEW FACILITIES: None notified. PRIVATE WHARFS: | Name of wharf | Proteinas | Falconbridge | Fersan | | Number of berths | 1 | 1 | 1 | MEDICAL AID: Full medical facilities including hospital available in Santo Domingo. ENVIRONMENT: Not notified. LLOYD'S AGENT: Frederic Schad, Inc, Santo Domingo.
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