Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Appearance
Agency overview | |
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Formed | March 19, 1955 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Executive Branch |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Agency executive |
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Parent department | Department of Transportation and Public Works |
Key document | |
Website | www |
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Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico |
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The Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) (Spanish: Autoridad de los Puertos; AP) is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with developing, operating, and overseeing all seaports and airports in Puerto Rico.[1][2][3] The Authority is ascribed to the Department of Transportation and Public Works and is governed by a board of directors whose members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Its day-to-day operations are under the charge of an executive director, currently Omar Marrero Díaz.[4]
Seaports overseen
[edit]Name | Municipality | Cardinality |
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Aguirre Port | Salinas | south |
Port of Arecibo | Arecibo | north |
Port of Ceiba | Ceiba | east |
Port of Fajardo | Fajardo | east |
Port of Guayanilla | Guayanilla | south |
Port of Mayagüez | Mayagüez | west |
Port of San Juan | San Juan | north |
Port of Yabucoa | Yabucoa | southeast |
Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas | Ponce | south |
Airports overseen
[edit]Executive Directors
[edit]- 2017–present: Omar Marrero Díaz
References
[edit]- ^ www.PRPA.gobierno.pr Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, official government website for Puerto Rico Ports Authority (in Spanish)
- ^ "Contáctenos". pr.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Ley Núm. 17 de 19 abril 1955". gobierno.pr. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Rosselló nombra a Omar Marrero para dirigir tres corporaciones – CB Español". cb.pr. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Spanish)