The Port of Zamboanga (
Chavacano
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: ''Puerto de Zamboanga'') and (
Cebuano: ''Pantalan sa Zamboanga'') is a
seaport
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located in
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philipp ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. It is managed by the
Philippine Ports Authority, Port Management Office-Zamboanga,
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(PPA, PMO-Zamboanga), otherwise known by its corporate name, Zamboanga Freeport Authority (ZFA).
The facility ranked second in Asia under the ''Super Efficient Ports in Asia'' study carried out in 2010 and published in the ''African Journal of Business Management (Vol. 5(4), pp. 1397–1407)'' on February 18, 2011.
Facilities
The Port of Zamboanga is a center for sardine exports to the
United States
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,
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, the
Middle, and
Far East
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The t ...
. 25 shipping lines operate via the port, serviced by four shipyards operating within the port boundaries and in Zamboanga City.
The port has 19
docks, 12 of which are privately owned. The largest dock has capacity for up to 20 vessels, and is operated directly by the
Philippine Ports Authority
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.
Passenger transport is also a major port industry, with an annual passenger throughput exceeding 5.5 million.
Statistics
Gallery
File:Zamboanga Port.jpg, Zamboanga Port in Sunset
File:MV Lady Mary Joy 3 LP.jpg, Passengers aboarding MV Lady Mary Joy 3
File:Panorama del Cuidad de Zamboanga.JPG, View of the Zamboanga Port from afar
See also
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Port of Davao
The Port of Davao, or Davao Port ( ceb, Pantalan sa Dabaw, fil, Daungan ng Dabaw), is a seaport located in Davao, Philippines. The Port of Davao consists of a number of ports, all within the Davao Gulf which is part of the Celebes Sea, but its m ...
References
External links
Zamboanga International Seaport
Zamboanga Port
Buildings and structures in Zamboanga City
Transportation in Mindanao
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