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
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Location
CountryPhilippines
LocationDapitan, Philippines
Coordinates8°38′10″N 123°22′55″E / 8.63611°N 123.38194°E / 8.63611; 123.38194
Details
Opened1977
Operated byPort Management Office Zamboanga del Norte
Owned byPhilippine Ports Authority
Type of harbourNatural/Artificial
No. of berths7
No. of wharfs3
Statistics
Passenger traffic866,306 (2019)
Website
https://www.ppa.com.ph/
http://pmozamboangadelnorte.com/

History

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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 had 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

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Passenger Statistics
Year
Total
Disembarking Embarking Ref.
2015 772,617 392,608 380,009 [3]
2016 867,474 450,352 417,122 [4]
2017 903,754 489,298 414,456 [5]
2018 932,613 517,747 414,866 [6]
2019 866,306 465,528 400,778 [7]

Incidents

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See also

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References

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