Port of Puerto Viejo de Azua
Puerto Viejo de Azua is an open-roadstead anchorage in Dominican Republic, registered under the UN/LOCODE code DOPVA.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Dominican Republic’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include radio. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated none.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 11060, Pub. 147, chart 25845. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.