Puerto Rico Ports Authority

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Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Agency overview
FormedMarch 19, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-19)
Preceding agency
  • Puerto Rico Transport Authority
JurisdictionExecutive Branch
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Transportation and Public Works
Key document
Websitewww.prpa.pr.gov

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

Name Municipality Cardinality

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Airports overseen

Name Municipality IATA

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Executive Directors

External links

References

  1. ^ www.PRPA.gobierno.pr Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, official government website for Puerto Rico Ports Authority (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Contáctenos". pr.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ley Núm. 17 de 19 abril 1955". gobierno.pr. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Rosselló nombra a Omar Marrero para dirigir tres corporaciones – CB Español". cb.pr. Retrieved 2017-07-02.