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| Formed | 1806 |
| Jurisdiction | British Gibraltar Territorial Waters |
| Headquarters | North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour, Gibraltar 36°08′54″N 5°21′55″W / 36.148453°N 5.365174°W |
| Motto | Gateway to the Mediterranean |
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| Website | www |
The Gibraltar Port Authority develops and manages the Port of Gibraltar.
History
On 19 February 1706, Anne, Queen of Great Britain granted Free Port status to Gibraltar.[1] In the early 18th century, Gibraltar was principally a garrison where commerce was negligible.
Following the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Gibraltar was established as a port for international trade. The government-administered Gibraltar Port Authority was founded in 1806.
In 1823, the first steamship appeared in the Gibraltar Port which gradually evolved into a bunkering port.
The independent Gibraltar Port Authority was established in 2005 by the Gibraltar Port Authority Act.[2] The Act of Parliament also provided for the transfer of some responsibilities from the Government of Gibraltar to the Authority. Members of the Authority were appointed, effective 1 June 2006.[3]
Description
Main functions
- Monitor and control all vessel movements for British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) in support of port operations and navigational safety;
- Provision and monitoring of port security including provision of security controls within restricted and controlled zones;
- The licensing of Port operations;
- Search and Rescue in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW);
- Pollution prevention and response;
- Monitoring and control of ship-to-ship and bunkering operations within BGTW.
Activities
All operational matters including navigational safety and the smooth running of the Port are overseen by the Captain of the Port. The principal services provided within Gibraltar Port are bunkering (supply of fuel to vessels) and cruise liner calls.
For the bunkering, the fuel is delivered by bunker barge to a vessel anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar or delivered to vessels alongside a berth where multiple shore fuelling stations are located.
Gibraltar is a popular tourist destination for cruise liner calls due to its location at the entrance to the Mediterranean. The vast majority of all cruise liner calls to Gibraltar come alongside the primary quayside, the North Mole, Western Arm, which makes access into town convenient for passengers and crew alike. Approximately 270,000 to 300,000 cruise liner passengers transit through the port annually.
Other services include the supply & provisions for transiting vessels, crew changes, a Gibraltar-Morocco ferry service, ship repairs (see Gibdock), lub-oils delivery, slops/waste discharge, class surveys, underwater cleaning/survey, Ship-to-Ship transfers.
Surveillance
The GPA employs a high specification Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system. Supported by multiple radars and high-powered cameras, positioned in strategic locations around the Rock of Gibraltar, the VTS centre monitors the surrounding waters with high levels of accuracy on a 24/7 basis.
Governance
- Chairman of the board: Neil Costa, Minister for Tourism, Public Transport and the Port (since December 2011)
- Chief Executive and Captain of the Port: Bob Sanguinetti (since 19 May 2014)[4]
The Port's office is located on the North Mole, at the northern end of Gibraltar Harbour.
References
- ^ Lieutenant Colonel George James, A popular history of Gibraltar, its institutions, and its neighbourhood on both sides of the Straits, and a guide book to their principal places and objects of interest, Garrison Library Printing Establishment, 1981. p. 6.
- ^ Gibraltar Port Authority Act 2005, Gibraltarlaws.gov.gi, 2005
- ^ Notice of the constitution of the Gibraltar Port Authority, Gibraltarlwas.gov.gi, 2006
- ^ http://issuu.com/copywrite_ltd/docs/gcoc_annualreport2011?e=3947902/3271801= Annual Report 2011 (The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce): 27. Retrieved 10 September 2012.