# Santo Domingo (DOSDQ)

**UN/LOCODE:** DOSDQ  
**Country:** Dominican Republic  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 18.4667, -69.8833

Vehicles, project cargo and cruise passengers — not container liner traffic — define the working profile of Santo Domingo, the multipurpose port of the Dominican Republic at the mouth of the Ozama River and the oldest continuously operating port in the Americas. Operations split between the Don Diego and Sans Souci terminals, with Sans Souci combining cruise calls and ro-ro cargo across storage for more than 7,000 vehicles. Annual container capacity is modest at roughly 100,000 TEU, so shippers moving standard boxes generally route through nearby Río Haina or the DP World hub at Caucedo, both offering far larger terminal capacity; together Santo Domingo and Haina handle much of the island's imports. Hinterland distribution depends entirely on road haulage, as the country has no significant freight rail network. Customs clearance for import and export runs through the Dominican customs authority (DGA), though high-volume container processing is concentrated at Haina and Caucedo rather than here.

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