# Sanchez (DO SNZ)

**UN/LOCODE:** DO SNZ  
**Country:** Dominican Republic  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 19.2333, -69.6167

Sánchez is better understood as a heritage port than a working freight gateway. Once the coastal terminus of the La Vega railway, it lost its commercial role after the line closed in 1966 and the Río Yuna silted Samaná Bay, leaving a channel that only smaller vessels can use; regular container, customs or breakbulk handling is not established here. Shippers serving the Dominican Republic route boxes through Caucedo and Río Haina instead, with Sánchez today centred on fishing and local traffic.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sanchez-port-do-snz](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sanchez-port-do-snz)*

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