Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority

Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority
Agency overview
Formed January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction executive branch
Headquarters Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Agency executive
  • Carlos D. Pérez Medina, Executive Director
Parent department Department of Transportation and Public Works
Key document
Website www.atm.gobierno.pr

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 and 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.[2]

Services

The agency oversees three major services for maritime transportation within Puerto Rico itself and its islands. 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 (in Spanish). Retrieved on 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.
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