Key port information can also be found at: Maritime-database information for Nicaragua Ports 

Port Overview

It is the second most important port in Nicaragua. Founded in 1955. It is located on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the bay formed by the Deer Island and the Rio Tamarindo León department.

The port is connected to the capital by a paved road, just 70 km from it. It is located at latitude 12º11 'north and longitude 86º48' west.

As a dual port operation, has a natural access channel allowing free traffic of tugboats and barges. This channel marking buoys lighting.

This port is provided with orientation and alignment beam for ships and tugboats.

It is connected to the capital by a nice highway, just 70 km and the same distance from the nearest airport. 

As a dual port operation, has a natural access channel allowing free traffic of tugboats and barges. This channel marking buoys lighting.

This port is provided with orientation and alignment beam for ships and tugboats.

It is connected to the capital by a nice highway, just 70 km and the same distance from the nearest airport.

Coordinates Float Pilot:

North Latitude 12 ° 09 '439

West Longitude: 086 ° 48 '263

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

4.4 Nicaragua Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Port Performance

It is a dual port operation, where the system of loading and unloading is done by barge .; therefore has two floating docking stations, one for handling of liquid cargo and another for handling solid charge.

Berth for liquid cargo: Compound six metal mooring buoys, which are attached by wires 3 ¼ "with an anchor of 20,000 lbs. Each stabilization to provide security and to download the liquid cargo through the submarine net that has to dump tanks.

Berthing for solid charge: It is composed of four mooring buoys of metal, attached by chains 95 m 2 ½ "and 3 ¼" with two anchors of 5,000 lbs. and two of 20,000 lbs. It also has an intermediate concrete counterweight 16t giving a secure and stable position to perform their loading or unloading operations.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Rates 

Drydock

Port Handling Equipment

Services to ships

• Pilotage
• Tie and Untie
• Stay

Cargo Services

• Right to port (Use of Facilities)
• Storage
• Wharfage

Special Services

• Equipment Rental manipulation.
• Tools Rentals.
• Services of scale with capacity of 100 tons.

OTHER SERVICES

•  It has a dry dock where repairs are made to vessels such as (tuna, shrimp, barges, tugs, yachts).

Works as they occur:

• Change foil helmet.
• Repairs to the propulsion system.
• Carpentry.

The following additional equipment is available:

• Sandblast compressors.
• Electric soldering.
• Painting Equipment.
• Wet Blast Equipment (Washing with water pressure).
• Weld welding.

Fairbank Sacle: We have a Digital Scale with a computer system which is used for the carrying capacity of the trucks that carry or drag, which operates efficiently.Capacity: 100 Tons.

Container Facilities

• Liquid Cargo
• Liquid Cargo
• Crude oil
• Bunker7

Solid cargo

• Subject ferrous (steel)
• Urea
• Clinker
• Petcoke

Equipment for ships and tugboats

Wharf

• Marginal wharf whose platform is concrete, a part that rests on a system of piles and another on a base steel sheet pile. Its length is 180 meters berth width of 22 meters and an average depth of 4.3 meters at high tide and 2.5 meters at low tide, an area equivalent to 3,300 square meters quay

Warehouses and Yards

• The storage facilities consist of four warehouses or transit warehouses and yards exposed.
• It is a dual port operation, where the system of loading and unloading is done by barge .; therefore has two floating docking stations, one for handling of liquid cargo and another for handling solid charge.

Berth for Liquid cargo: 

• Consisting of six metal mooring buoys, which are attached by wires 3 ¼ "with an anchor of 20,000 lbs. Each stabilization to provide security and to download the liquid cargo through the submarine net that has to dump tanks.

 Berthing for solid charge:

• It is composed of four mooring buoys of metal, attached by chains 95 m 2 ½ "and 3 ¼" with two anchors of 5,000 lbs. and two of 20,000 lbs. It also has an intermediate concrete counterweight 16t giving a secure and stable position to perform their loading or unloading operations.

FACILITIES

Warehouses and Yards

• The storage facilities consist of four warehouses or transit warehouses and yards exposed. 

Customs Guidance

1.3 Nicaragua Customs Information

Main Storage Terminal

In humanitarian contexts Puerto Sandino has conditions for the impost of WFP commodities. It has spaces for storage.

These spaces would be put up to prevent contamination of food products by other materials that are imported into this port.

Know how many one-stop customs and an interagency team to the corresponding import formalities. Its geographic location allows the transfer of supplies to Managua city or any area affected by a disaster.