Port Overview 

The Caucedo Sea Port is 25 km from Santa Domingo. It is the newest and most modern port in the Dominican Republic. The port has a container terminal, which is located next to Las Americas International Airport. The terminal was built in 2003 by the private sector.  The port also serves as a transshipment center. This port sees 30% of the maritime cargo movement in the Dominican Republic, only surpassed by the West Haina Port.  The port handles 52% of the DR container el cargo, focusing on regional transhipment and local cargo for global lines.  Through its expansion efforts, Caucedo has increased its annual capacity by 210,000 TEUs to 1.65 million TEUs since 1.44 million TEUs in 2013. An additional potential spring area of 1,771 feet is available beyond the existing berth, which could conceivably bring capacity to 2.5 million TEU in the future.

 Port website: https://caucedo.com/

Key port information can also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

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Services

DP World Caucedo offers the following port services aimed at importers and exporters in the Dominican Republic, including:

1. Secure storage of loaded containers.
2. Assistance in customs verification with trained personnel and/or forklifts.
3. Unloading of merchandise from the container to mobile loading platforms.
4. Re-stoba of contained merchandise.
5. Electricity service and refrigerated cargo monitoring
6. Load handling oversized.
7. Vehicle unloading
8. Import vehicle storage monitored by a camera system and fully closed. The parking lot is managed and controlled by Zona Franca Multimodal Caucedo.
9. Loaded goods in containers.
10. Ground transportation.
11. Rent of space in logistics park of Caucedo.

The port of Caucedo has a web access platform to view the status of the goods, trading, making dispatch, or collection appointments and declaring the weight of their exports. Their email address is commercial.cau@dpworld.com. For online consultation of each process:  https://caucedo.com/servicios/procesos/

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information about port contacts, see the following link: 4.4 Dominican Republic Ports and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

In its infrastructure and unloads, Caucedo receives about 24 boats per week, working every day of the year, 24 hours a day. Similarly, it can operate with two or three vessels simultaneously, depending on the size of the vessels. In twelve months they also receive about 800,000 20-foot containers. As for the storage of goods, the terminal can store 36,000 vans at 20 feet in the courtyard. It is capable of handling 1,200,000 vans yearly.

Web link to the relevant rates/rates: https://caucedo.com/tarifas/tarifas-locales/

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port fees and charges, see the following link: https://caucedo.com/tarifas/tarifas-locales/

Link to the relevant general fare/tariff website: https://caucedo.com/tarifas/cargas-sueltas/ and https://caucedo.com/servicios/optional-services.

Container Weighing

For more information go to the following link:  https://caucedo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Brochure-SOLAS-corregido2-3.pdf

Berthing Specifications

Link to relevant tariff/rates web page: https://caucedo.com/tarifas/tarifas-portuarias/

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

DP World operates the port.

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance 

For more information on customs in the Dominican Republic, see the following link: 1.3 Customs information. 

Terminal Information

Main Storage Terminal

Stevedoring

Stevedoring is provided by private companies as it is a privately owned seaport.  It is provided from 14 DWT to more than 40 DWT.

Hinterland Information

A transport union operates from this port, so all transport must be rented under union trucks.  They offer everything from container trucks to flat beds to 20-foot, 40-foot chassis.

Port Security

• Secure storage of the loaded container
• Assistance in customs verification trained personnel and/or hoist
• Unloading cargo platforms from mobile containers for goods
• Re-stoy of goods from containers
• Electricity operation and refrigerated load monitoring
• Oversized load handling
• Download cars
• Storage Import cars monitored by a camera system and completely closed
• Parking is managed and controlled by ZFMC