Port: Rio Haina

Position: 18º25’N 70º00’W

Description: Located on both banks in the mouth of the Haina River. Handles majority of import cargo.

Navigation: 24 hours

Draft at entrance channel: 35’

Draft Restrictions : 30'

Length restriction: 750’

Breadth restriction: 105’

Air draft restriction: No restrictions

Maximum draft and LOA permitted alongside berths:

Name	Position	Type	Draft	LOA
Proteinas	East #1	Grain and Liquid Terminal	31’	600’
Fersan	East #2	Grain and Liquid Terminal	30’	750’
Falcondo	East #3	Bunkers and General cargo	30’	750’
Ro-Ro	East #4	General and Ro-Ro cargo	29’	500’
Natesa	East #5	General and Ro-Ro cargo	32’	600’
Recodo	East	Containerized and gral. cargo	30’	600’
6-A –Nuevo		Containerized and gral. cargo	32’	750’
6-B		Containerized and gral. cargo	28'	750'
6-C		Containerized and gral. cargo	26’	500’
6-D		Containerized and gral. cargo	20’	600’
Chorro I	West #1	Sugar Bulk & Bunkers	32’	750’
Chorro II	West #2	Bunkers	32’	700’
Deposito	West #3	General cargo	30’	550’
Melaza	West #4	Containerized cargo	28’	750’
#5	West #5	Containerized cargo	29’	750’
Planta - #6	West #6	Liquid cargo	28'	600’

Anchorage: It is suggested that vessels anchor off the Port of Santo Domingo which is only four miles away. Anchorage at Rio Haina is considered unsafe and only to be used in case of emergency.

Pilotage procedures: Pilot and Harbormaster can be contacted by VHF Channel 16 or by radio on 2738Hz and 2638 MHz. Pilot boards approximately 1 mile from seabuoy.

Pilot station: 1 mile from seabuoy

Towage: 3 tugs – 950HP; 2,000 HP; 2,400 HP – Use of tugs is compulsory.

Regular working hours: 0800-1200 / 1300-1700 Monday through Friday. 0800-1200 Saturdays

Equipment: Fork-lift trucks of 2, 5 and 10 tons capacity. One rail-mounted crane at Fersan berth and two rail-mounted container gantry cranes at Berth No.6 east and 4 west, one mobile harbor crane, 35 ton. capacity container top loaders, hydraulic 5th wheel yard hustlers, container chassis, container tractor trailers, etc.

Storage: Open storage available. Covered storage for up to 150,000 tons sugar. Two sheds totaling 4,200 square meters at Berth No.2 (west) and 3,800 square meters CFS at Berth No.5 (west).

Water: Fresh water is available by pipeline and tank trucks.

Bunkers: Fuel and diesel oil available by tank truck (reservations necessary).

Ship repair:

Medical facilities: Full facilities including hospitalization available in Santo Domingo.

Airport: Las Americas Int’l Airport, approx. 45 mins. from the port.

Authorities phone nos.: Agency: (809) 221-8000 (809) 539-6111 (Rio Haina Terminal) Harbormaster: (809) 542-2577 Port Authority: (809) 537-000 Ext. 252 (Administration)