Port authority
{{Short description|Type of organization responsible for ports}}
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A port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure. In Canada, the federal Minister of Transport selects the local chief executive board member and the rest of the board is appointed at the recommendation of port users to the federal Minister; while all Canadian port authorities have a federal or Crown charter called letters patent.
Numerous Caribbean nations have port authorities, including those of Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.{{cite web |url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/About/CorporateMembers.cfm |title=AAPA members |publisher=Aapa-ports.org |access-date=2012-08-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205211653/http://www.aapa-ports.org/About/CorporateMembers.cfm |archive-date=2012-02-05 }}
Central and South America also have port agencies such as autoridad and consorcio (authority and consortium).{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}
In Mexico, the federal government created sixteen port administrations in 1994–1995 called Administración Portuaria Integral (Integral Port Administration) in Spanish, as result of the Ley de Puertos (Port Law) of 1993. These are organized as variable capital corporations (Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable), with the intent of creating more private investment in a state owned sector.
Port authorities are usually governed by boards or commissions, which are commonly appointed by governmental chief executives, often from different jurisdictions.{{cite web|url=http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/governance_uscan.pdf|title=History of the Port Authority movement and ports governance in the U.S. and Canada|access-date=2012-08-08|archive-date=2011-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929155538/http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/governance_uscan.pdf|url-status=live}}
Most port authorities are financially self-supporting. In addition to owning land, setting fees, and sometimes levying taxes, port districts can also operate shipping terminals, airports, railroads, and irrigation facilities.
Port authorities and districts
The distinction between inland and being marine is occasionally open to discussion. No distinction is made here between river and Great Lakes ports.
= Canada =
The Minister of Transport is ultimately responsible for his patronage of Canadian port authorities, a useful map of which is electronically available at Transport Canada.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/ports-canadaportauthorities-2884.htm |title=Transport Canada: "Map Indicating Port Authorities Across Canada" |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-date=2017-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614023222/http://tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/ports-canadaportauthorities-2884.htm |url-status=live }}
== Port authorities ==
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With date of Letters Patent.
==Other agencies==
- Transport Canada{{cite web |url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/ |title=tc.gc.ca |publisher=tc.gc.ca |date=2011-09-30 |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-date=2020-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503144733/https://www.tc.gc.ca/ |url-status=live }}
- St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation{{cite web |url=http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/aboutus/slsmc.html |title=Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System : SLSMC |website=www.greatlakes-seaway.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010412181753/http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/aboutus/slsmc.html |archive-date=12 April 2001 |url-status=dead}}
- Canada Ports Corporation
==Former agency==
=United States=
{{See also|United States Maritime Administration}}
Charter date in parentheses.
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Gulf of Mexico
|style="vertical-align: top;"| Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway
Pacific
Inland Rivers
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Mexico
Listed from northwest to southeast. API stands for Administración Portuaria Integral (Integral Port Administration).
Caribbean
- Port Authority of Jamaica, Jamaica
- Barbados Port Authority, Barbados
- Grand Bahama Port Authority, The Bahamas
- Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Central America
- Autoridad Marítima de Panamá{{cite web |url=http://www.amp.gob.pa/ |title=amp.gob.pa |publisher=amp.gob.pa |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-date=2012-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729232303/http://www.amp.gob.pa/ |url-status=live }}
- Comisión Portuaria Nacional, Guatemala{{cite web |url=http://www.cpn.gob.gt/ |title=cpn.gob.gt |publisher=cpn.gob.gt |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-date=2021-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052152/http://www.cpn.gob.gt/ |url-status=live }}
- Dirección General de Puertos Empresa Nacional Portuaria, Honduras{{cite web |url=http://www.enp.hn/ |title=enp.hn |publisher=enp.hn |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-date=2007-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012215306/http://www.enp.hn/ |url-status=live }}
- JAPDEVA – Atlantic Port Authority, Costa Rica{{cite web |url=http://www.japdeva.go.cr |title=japdeva.go.cr |publisher=japdeva.go.cr |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-date=2021-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227134812/https://www.japdeva.go.cr// |url-status=dead }}
Middle East
- Israel Port Authority
- General Organization of Sea Ports, Bahrain
- Saudi Ports Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Asia Pacific
Europe
=United Kingdom=
{{See also|Competent harbour authority}}
In the United Kingdom operators of ports and harbours become de facto port authorities under several pieces of legislation. Examples include the:
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517163247/http://www.gop.bh/ General Organization of Sea Port – Bahrain]
- [http://www.washingtonports.org/ Washington Ports - What is a port district?]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830020638/http://www.portofallyn.com/id2.htm Port of Allyn – Port district FAQ]
- [http://www.iaphworldports.org/ International Association of Ports and Harbors]
- [http://www.aapa-ports.org/ American Association of Port Authorities]
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