Port Overview

Pulauan Port, better known as Dapitan Port, is located in Barangay San Vicente in Dapitan City.  It is situated in a cove fully protected by mountainous terrain.  The harbor can be accessed through the waters of North Western Mindanao, particularly in Dapitan Bay which is part of the Sulu Sea. This port is about 404 nautical miles (650 km) southwest of Manila, 156 nautical miles to Zamboanga City and 111 nautical miles to Cebu City. 

Port of Dapitan has been in the limelight as it continues to play an important role in connecting the network of roads and RORO ports to form a highway known as the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) along the Western Seaboard. The port is the jump off point to/from Luzon and Visayas. Since the initial launching of the SRNH in 2003, a significant increase in RORO traffic in both cargo and passengers has taken place in the Port of Dapitan.

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Port website: http://pmozamboangadelnorte.com/port-profile/pmo-zamboanga-del-norte/

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

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

PMO Port of Dapitan serves domestic passenger and cargo vessels,  may it be RORO berth or conventional berthing. The draft of the port is between 6 m to 11 m, thus ship should observe when berthing to the assigned berthing place.  Humanitarian cargoes are always a priority in all Philippine ports. Containerized cargo can be offloaded on the Port depending on the arrangement with the local shipping lines.

Sources:

http://nro9.neda.gov.ph/regional-development-report/

https://www.ppa.com.ph/annual-statistical-report-by-year-vol-1

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Charges on Cargoes: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-cargoes

Charges on Storage: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-storage

Charges on Vessels: https://www.ppa.com.ph/?q=content/charges-vessel

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Cargo Handling Services: Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. (PCBSI)

Container Facilities

There are no container facilities in Dapitan Port, and it uses an open area for storage.

Customs Guidance

Custom documents must be filed and cleared at the Port of Zamboanga Customs Office.

Contact:

Segundo Sigmundfreud Z. Barte

Acting District Collector, Port of Zamboanga

segundosigmundfreud.barte@customs.gov.ph

+63 62 992 6844

For more information on customs in the Philippines, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.  

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

Passenger terminal and arrival area and Roro ramps.

Grain and Bulk Handling

None

Main Storage Terminal

• 1,000 m² cargo stacking  shed
• 7,667 m² cargo stacking area and CY

Stevedoring

Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. (PCBSI) is the cargo and porterage provider.

Hinterland Information

FCL shipping companies will handle delivery and offloading including transport,  LCL cargo owner provide transport and withdrawal from port.

Transport Companies

• Rural Transit Inc.
• Evergood Trucking Services
• Fastpak Trucking Services
• Sagario Trucking Services
• Certified Express Inc

Port Security

• PPA Port Police Officers
• PPA Safety Officer
• PPA-Hired Security Guards
• PCBSI-Hired Security Guards/Watchmen
• PCBSI Safety Officer