Port of Dos Bocas

🇲🇽 Mexico

Caribbean Sea · Tanker Terminal

UN/LOCODE
MXDOS
Country
🇲🇽 Mexico
Port Type
Tanker Terminal
Ocean Region
Caribbean Sea
Latitude
18.4300° N
Longitude
93.2000° W

Regional Risk Context — Caribbean Sea

Dos Bocas in Mexico operates within a strategic crossroads connecting North and South American trade with the Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico energy complex, and transatlantic routes. Hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) is the dominant natural hazard; category 4 and 5 systems generate winds above 130 knots and storm surges that devastate port infrastructure. Track forecasting has improved, but rapid intensification remains difficult to predict beyond 48–72 hours. Venezuela sanctions represent a significant compliance challenge for any vessel operating in the basin — the US has maintained comprehensive sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector since 2019, and the framework is modified frequently through general and specific licenses. Vessels with prior Venezuelan port calls face enhanced OFAC scrutiny.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Dos Bocas to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Vessel Mix

No port-call data observed at Dos Bocas in the last 180 days. This reflects the reach of the terrestrial AIS network behind this page — coverage is densest in Northwest Europe and thins elsewhere — and is not a statement about traffic at Dos Bocas.

Port State Control Context

Mexico is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Dos Bocas is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

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