Manzanillo
DOMAN
OVERVIEW:
Manzanillo was built by an American banana exporting company in the 1940s. Port has
approximately eight sailings per month for export of fresh fruit, mainly bananas and
import of clinker, petcoke, mineral coal and gypsum. On a smaller scale, cars and
packing material (pallets and cases etc. for the banana industry) are imported
LOCATION:
On the north coast of the country, close to the border with Haiti.
CHARTS:
Digital: US3HTI01, US410930 and US510960.
Paper: BA 3907.
US 25720, 26140, 26142 and 26260.
Publications:
NP70, West Indies Pilot Vol 1.
DOCUMENTS:
See ``
General - Documents'' before first Dominican Republic port.
ISPS COMPLIANCE:
Port is compliant.
MAX. SIZE:
LOA 227 m., beam 36.6 m., draft 14.6 m.
DENSITY:
1025.
APPROACHES:
Coast Guard Service recommend that a ship, entering Manzanillo Bay from the east
should stay well out until it has rounded shoals surrounding Seven Brothers Islands.
At approx. Lat.…
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