Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionExecutive branch
HeadquartersFajardo, Puerto Rico
Agency executive
  • Carlos D. Pérez Medina, Executive director
Parent departmentDepartment of Transportation and Public Works
Key document
  • Act No. 1 of January 1, 2000 (PDF).
Websitewww.atm.gobierno.pr
Part of a series on
Transportation in Puerto Rico
Airports
Maritime
Rail transportation
Roads
Government
Public-private partnerships
Part of a series on the
Executive branch of the
government of Puerto Rico
Office of the Governor
Chief of Staff
Cabinet
Departments
Finances
Processes & protocols
Other branches

The Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority —Spanish: Autoridad de Transporte Marítimo (ATM)— is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with providing maritime transportation services for cargo and passengers within Puerto Rico, including the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.[1] The agency is ascribed to the Department of Transportation and Public Works and was established by Act No. 1 of January 1, 2000 (PDF)..[2]

Services

The agency oversees three major services for maritime transportation within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These include:

Name Routes Quays
AcuaExpreso[3] Cataño ⇆ Old San Juan
Old San Juan ⇆ Hato Rey		 AcuaExpreso Cataño Terminal in Cataño
AcuaExpreso San Juan Terminal within Pier 2 of the Port of San Juan in Old San Juan
AcuaExpreso Hato Rey Terminal in Hato Rey nearby the Coliseum of Puerto Rico
Culebra Ferry[4] Fajardo ⇆ Culebra
Vieques Ferry[4] Fajardo ⇆ Vieques

Executive director

2009–present: Carlos D. Pérez Medina

References

  1. ↑ "Visión de la Autoridad de Transporte Marítimo" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority Act". Act No. 1 of January 1, 2000 (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Transporte Marítimo Metro" (in Spanish). Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Transporte Marítimo Isla" (in Spanish). Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.