The Port Management Office (PMO) of Davao considers Sasa Wharf as its baseport. PMO-Davao is situated on the southeastern coast of the Mindanao Island and is known as the most progressive conduit of trade and tourism in Southern Philippines and the largest market of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP_EAGA). Currently, it wields regulatory control over 18 private ports and several municipal ports in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental. It also operates a terminal port in Mati, Davao Oriental.
Sasa Wharf is the principal domestic and international seaport for most passengers and commodities of the Davao Region (Region-XI) and is strategically located 10 kms. north of downtown Davao City. Known as the most active port in Southern Mindanao, it links the Davao Region to Hongkong, China, Singapore, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Sasa Wharf lies between latitude 7° 05’N and longitude 125° 35’E and is bounded in the east by the natural islands of Samal and Talikud. It is relatively protected by land masses on all sides except the southern area. The Davao Port is 148 nautical miles to General Santos, 272 nautical miles to Cotabato, 332 nautical miles to Zamboanga, 419 nautical miles to Cagayan de Oro, 318 nautical miles to Surigao, 581 nautical miles to Cebu and 851 nautical miles to Manila.
ANCHORAGE
Vessels awaiting berth availability anchors off 450 meters off Sta. Ana pier in 12 fathoms mud. The anchorage is well protected except during strong southwest monsoons.
Pilot’s Boarding Station
Latitude 7°04’30”North, Longitude 125°38’30”East
PORT FACILITIES
Reinforced concrete general purpose wharf catering to domestic and foreign going vessels with conventional and containerized cargoes.
Berth Length - 920 meters
Draft - 10.5 m. MLLW
Reefer Facilities - 204 outlets
Container Yard - 48,848 sq. m.
Transit Shed - 6,250 sq. m.
(Construction on-going)
Open storage areas
I - 3,400 sq.m.
II - 33,323 sq.m.
Passenger Terminal Bldg. –
- 360 sq. m.
NEWS FLASH
SOMIN EMPLOYEES FORGE BONDAGE AND SENSE OF FAMILY ASDAVAO SWEEPS 2007 PDOLYMPICS
PMO-Davao re-asserted its supremacy once more in the recently-concluded PDO-SOMIN sports meet held to commemorate the 33rd founding anniversary of PPA where delegates from Cotabato, General Santos and Zamboanga came to meet its colleagues in PDO-SOMIN and Davao in the celebration of the theme “ Forging Greater Bonding and Sense of Family Through Sports”.
The safety unit of the office of the Port Manager recently conducted port inspections of the various facilities under the PMO-Davao jurisidction as part of its continuing safety program monitoring.
PMO EMPLOYEES PLANT TREES ON CSC's 106th ANNIVERSARY
PMO-Davao employees joined hundreds of other government employees in the marking of the 106th Anniversary of the Civil Service Commission with a tree-planting activity at Malagos Watershed on September 15 along with some PDO-SOMIN personnel.
