The Puerto Rico Maritime Transport Authority es, Autoridad de Transporte Marítimo (ATM) is a
government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with providing
maritime transportation services for
cargo
Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...
and
passengers
A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. Th ...
within
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
, including the island municipalities of
Vieques
Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...
and
Culebra.
The agency is ascribed to the
Department of Transportation and Public Works and was established by .
Services
The agency oversees three major services for maritime transportation within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These include:
Executive director
2009present:
Carlos D. Pérez Medina
External links
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References
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Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
Government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico
Transportation in Puerto Rico
Maritime transport authorities