Port international de Port-au-Prince
| Port international de Port-au-Prince | |
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Aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 13 January 2010
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 Haiti
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| Location | Port-au-Prince |
| Coordinates | 18°33′N 72°21′W / 18.550°N 72.350°WCoordinates: 18°33′N 72°21′W / 18.550°N 72.350°W |
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| Operated by | APN and private companies |
| Owned by | Autorité Portuaire Nationale (Haiti) |
| Available berths | 7 |
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Website www.apn.gouv.ht |
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The Port international de Port-au-Prince (UN/LOCODE: HTPAP) is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's Autorité Portuaire Nationale (APN), and some are run by private companies.
On 13 June 1872, a German fleet composed of SMS Vineta and SMS Gazelle seized Haitian Navy ships Union and Mont Organisé which were anchored in the port, as a means of pressure to have the Haitian government pay a 20,000 thaler debt to a German businessman.
In 1906, a Haitian-American company gained a 50-year concession to manage and operate the port.
In 1956, at the end of this term, the Administration Portuaire de Port-au-Prince (English: Port Administration of Port-au-Prince) was created, supervised by the Banque de la République d'Haïti (BRH). In 1973, The Port Administration became an autonomous body with the power to operate other ports; and in 1978, it was renamed the French: Autorité Portuaire Nationale (English: National Port Authority) under Haiti's secretariat of economic affairs. The APN was given control of all of Haiti's other ports as well in 1985.
On October 11, 1993, USS Harlan County, carrying 200 American and Canadian troops in implementation of the Governors Island Accord, attempted to enter the port, but was met by angry crowds, denied access to the dock, and ordered to leave Haiti the next day. On October 13, the United Nations re-imposed an oil and arms embargo.
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