Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Transport Authority
- Omar Marrero Díaz, Executive Director
- Law No. 17 of 1955
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 |
---|---|---|
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
Name | Municipality | IATA |
---|---|---|
Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport | Arecibo | ABO |
Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport | Vieques | VQS |
Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport | Culebra | CPX |
Eugenio María de Hostos Airport | Mayagüez | MAZ |
Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport | San Juan | SIG |
Humacao Airport | Humacao | HUC |
José Aponte de la Torre Airport | Ceiba | RVR |
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | Carolina | SJU |
Mercedita Airport | Ponce | PSE |
Rafael Hernández Airport | Aguadilla | BQN |
Executive Directors
- 2017–present: Omar Marrero Díaz
References
- ^ 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
- Official website(in Spanish)