General Description
Location: Tacloban is located on the W coast of Leyte Island, at the S entrance to the channel which divides Leyte Island and Samar Island.
General overview: The port of Tacloban is the baseport of the largest Port Management Office (PMO) in the port district of Visayas. Tacloban has subports at: Port Latitude Longitude Distance from Tacloban Bato 10°14'N 124°44'E 154km Baybay 106km Borongan 11°37'N 125°28'E 240km Calbayog 12°04'N 124°36'E 179km Catbalogan 11°47'N 124°53'E 107km Hilongas 10°20'N 124°44'E 145.72km Liloan 10°10'N 125°07'E 168km Maasin 10°08'N 124°50'E 185km Ormoc 11°00'N 124°36'E 110.12km Palompon 11°04'N 124°22'E 124.38km San Isidro 11°24'N 124°20'E 235km The port offers good anchorage in two areas in depths of up to 10.5m. The port's main commercial interest is the export of copra.
Traffic figures: Approx 1,350,000t of cargo, 10,000TEU, 9,000 vessels and 2,000,000 passengers handled annually.
Subport - Ormoc: Approx 4,500,000t of cargo, 6,000TEU, 12,500 vessels and 2,000,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: LOA 199m, 44,700DWT, beam 32m, draught 6.0m.
Largest vessel handled: "Brazilion Sky", 31,860GT.