Port of Dapitan

The Port of Dapitan, locally and originally known as Pulauan Port (Filipino: Daungan ng Pulauan, Cebuano: Pantalan sa Pulauan), is a seaport in Dapitan, Philippines. It is owned and managed by Philippine Ports Authority and is the baseport of the Port Management Office Zamboanga del Norte.[1]

Port of Dapitan
Pulauan Port
Location
CountryPhilippines
LocationDapitan, Philippines
Coordinates8°38′10″N 123°22′55″E
Details
Opened1977
Operated byPort Management Office Zamboanga del Norte
Owned byPhilippine Ports Authority
Type of harborNatural/Artificial
Available berths7
Wharfs3
Statistics
Passenger traffic866,306 (2019)
Website
https://www.ppa.com.ph/
http://pmozamboangadelnorte.com/

History
MV Trisha Kerstin 3 of Aleson Shipping Lines docked at Port of Dapitan.

The Port of Dapitan started as one of the sub-ports of the Port Management Unit (PMU) of Zamboanga in 1977, at the time when the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) took over the port operations, development, and management from the Bureau of Customs. As the port was originally known as Pulauan Port, the Local Government of Dapitan through their Sangguniang Bayan passed Resolution No. 26-1999 renaming the port as Port of Dapitan. It would later be reclassified as Terminal Management Office of Dapitan (TMO-Dapitan) under the Port Management Office of Zamboanga (PMO-Zamboanga), Port District Office of Southern Mindanao (PDO-Southern Mindanao).

TMO-Dapitan's administrative jurisdiction was transferred to the Port Management Office of Ozamiz (PMO-Ozamiz) under the Port District Office of Northern Mindanao (PDO-Northern Mindanao) in 1995. In 2008, TMO-Dapitan was reclassified as Port Management Office of Dapitan (PMO-Dapitan), but at that time have no terminal port under its jurisdiction. In 2009, the jurisdiction of ten government ports and two private ports were transferred to PMO-Dapitan from PMO-Ozamiz; and PMO-Dapitan was transferred back to PDO-Southern Mindanao.[2]

Statistics
Passenger Statistics
Year
Total
DisembarkingEmbarkingRef.
2015772,617392,608380,009[3]
2016867,474450,352417,122[4]
2017903,754489,298414,456[5]
2018932,613517,747414,866[6]
2019866,306465,528400,778[7]

Incidents
  • On the early morning of August 28, 2019, M/V Lite Ferry 16 of Lite Shipping Corporation was caught on fire near the engine room at Tag-ulo Point, about 3 kilometers off Pulauan Port with at least 4 passengers dead.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

See also

References
  1. "List of Ports covered in PPA Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. "Port Management Office - Zamboanga del Norte". Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "2015 Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. "2016 Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. "2017 Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. "2018 Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "2019 Passenger Statistics" (PDF). Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. Jim, Gomez (27 August 2019). "245 rescued from burning ferry in Philippine waters, 3 dead". CTV News. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  9. "At least 4 dead as RO-RO bound for Dapitan from Cebu catches fire". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  10. "3 dead when a ferry caught fire in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte". RPN DXKD Dipolog. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. Villamor-Ilano, Marites; Sabalo, Wenilyn (29 August 2019). "3 killed in sea tragedy; where was Coast Guard?". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  12. "3 dead in ferry fire; help came 3 hours later". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  13. "Lite Ferry might face sanctions: Coast Guard". SunStar Cebu. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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