# Santa Barbara De Samana (DO SAM)

**UN/LOCODE:** DO SAM  
**Country:** Dominican Republic  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 19.2000, -69.3333

Cruise ships swinging at anchor in Samaná Bay, passengers ferried ashore by tender — that is the everyday picture at Santa Bárbara de Samaná on the Dominican Republic's north coast. The port works mainly as a passenger and cruise terminal built around a single finger pier, and in 2024 a roughly US$68 million project began converting it into a modern cruise facility. It can handle limited general cargo, containers, cement and breakbulk, but there is no regular liner or large-scale container traffic here. The pier offers depths of around 7.9 m. Freight moving to the Dominican Republic is better routed through Caucedo, the country's leading container port near Santo Domingo, or through Puerto Plata on the north coast.

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