Puerto Rico Ports Authority

Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Agency overview

Formed	March 19, 1955 (1955-03-19)
Preceding agency	Puerto Rico Transport Authority
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Victor Suarez, Executive Director
Parent department	Department of Transportation and Public Works
Key document	Law No. 17 of 1955
Website	www.prpa.pr.gov

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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 Álvaro Pilar. Beginning in January 2, the current Secretary General for the Popular Democratic Party, Víctor Suárez, is expected to assume the position.^[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

Further information: List of airports in Puerto Rico

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	X63
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

2009–present: Álvaro Pilar

External links

www.prpa.pr.gov – official site (Spanish)

References

↑ www.PRPA.gobierno.pr, official government website for Puerto Rico Ports Authority (Spanish)
↑ "Contáctenos". pr.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
↑ "Ley Núm. 17 de 19 abril 1955". gobierno.pr. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
↑ "García Padilla nombra a Víctor Suárez como nuevo director de Puertos". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico

Agencies	Commission on Traffic Safety Highways and Transportation Authority Maritime Transport Authority Metropolitan Bus Authority Ports Authority Highways and Transportation Authority

Posts	Secretary of Transportation and Public Works

Public-private partnerships	Autopistas de Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Metropistas PR-5 PR-22 Teodoro Moscoso Bridge

Services	AcuaExpreso Cataño Ferry Culebra Ferry Lancha de Cataño Metropolitan Bus Authority Tren Urbano Vieques Ferry

Government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico

Banking	COFIM COFINA Economic Development Bank Government Development Bank

Education	Conservatory of Music School of Plastic Arts University of Puerto Rico campuses

Entertainment	Convention Center Institute of Puerto Rican Culture Performing Arts Center Public Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra WIPR-AM WIPR-FM WIPR-TV

Industrial development	Economic Development Bank Industrial Development Company

Insurance	State Insurance Fund Corporation

Public utilities	Aqueducts and Sewers Authority Electric Power Authority

Real estate	Convention Center District Authority

Travel and leisure	Tourism Company

Transportation	Automobile Accident Compensation Administration Highways and Transportation Authority Maritime Transport Authority Metropolitan Bus Authority Ports Authority

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