Port profile · DOAZS
Samana
Samana is a small natural coastal harbour on the North Atlantic Ocean, in the Dominican Republic. Its UN/LOCODE is DOAZS. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Samana offers fuel oil and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Samana
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Samana day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Samana and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Samana offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- None
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 198 m
- Draft
- 9.1 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Samana, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- No
Ports near Samana
Other Dominican Republic ports on the same stretch of coast.
- SanchezDominican Republic · DOSNZ
- San Pedro De MacorisDominican Republic · DOSPM
- La RomanaDominican Republic · DOLRM
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic · DOSDQ
- HainaDominican Republic · DOINA
- Puerto PlataDominican Republic · DOPOP
- Las CalderasDominican Republic · DOLCS
- Puerto ViejoDominican Republic · DOPVA
Questions about Samana
What is the UN/LOCODE of Samana?
The UN/LOCODE of Samana is DOAZS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Samana?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Samana as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Samana?
Yes. Samana offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Samana can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 198 m long, 9.1 m draft for Samana.
Is Samana a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Samana.
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