Massachusetts Port Authority
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| State level | Massachusetts State Department | ||
| Consist | since 1956 | ||
| Authority management | Thomas P. Glynn ( CEO & Executive Director) |
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| Website | http://www.massport.com | ||
The Massachusetts Port Authority ( Massport for short ) is an authority of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States . It owns and operates Logan International Airport , Hanscom Field and Worcester Regional Airport as well as various terminals in the Port of Boston . The agency is self-financing with its current income, which amounts to several billion US dollars per year , so that no tax money has to be spent on its operations. The headquarters of the Mass Port is located in Logan Office Center next to the Logan Airport in Boston district of East Boston . The agency is independent, but its board of directors is chaired by the incumbent Secretary of Transportation , who heads the Massachusetts Department of Transportation .
Associated facilities
Airports
The authority owns the airports Logan International Airport , Hanscom Field and, since June 22, 2010, the Worcester Regional Airport , which has been approved by the City of Worcester for a payment of more than 15 million US dollars as part of a new law was transferred to the Massport .
Maritime facilities
The Massport has a variety of terminals within the Port of Boston :
| district | designation | Business area (s) | comment |
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| South Boston | Black Falcon Cruise Terminal | Cruise terminal | including parking garage |
| Paul W. Conley Terminal | Container port | ||
| Boston Fish Pier | Processing of seafood | Acquired from Massport in 1972 | |
| Massport Marine Terminal (MMT) / North Jetty | Processing of seafood | Was during the Big Dig as jetty used | |
| Fargo Street Terminal | Storage and depot area | ||
| International Cargo Terminal | Warehouses and offices | ||
| Charlestown | Boston car port | Shipping of automobiles | To a private operator leases |
| Mystic Piers 48, 49 and 50 | Warehouses and shipping of salt | Acquired from Massport in the 1980s | |
| Medford Street Terminal | Marinas, office buildings, warehouses | Acquired from Massport in 1986 | |
| East Boston | East Boston Shipyard and Marina | Shipyard , mainly repairs | Former United States Navy / Bethlehem Steel site |
Means of transport
Massport Shuttle
The Massport shuttle - bus connects all terminals at Logan International Airport with the MBTA -Station Airport the Blue Line , as well as with the water taxi on Harborside Drive .
Logan Express
The Park and Ride car parks in Braintree , Framingham , Woburn and Peabody can be reached from all terminals with the Logan Express bus .
Silver Line
The Massport supports the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority financially in the operation of the Silver Line shuttle buses that connect the city center with the terminals of Logan Airport. The Massport also offers support with the maintenance of the Airport Station and the ventilation of the Ted Williams Tunnel .
further services
Due to state law in Massachusetts, city police, such as the Boston Police Department, have no authority over the Massport grounds . Instead, police protection is provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Massport Police .
history
The authority was founded in 1956 and replaced the Port Commission , which had been used for these tasks until then . In 1966 the Castle Island Container Terminal was built for the Sea-Land Corporation , which was one of the first container terminals . In 1971, the Massport had a second container terminal built in Charlestown in order to enable other companies to handle containers. In 1980 the Castle Island Container Terminal was expanded and opened to other companies.
On January 1, 2010, ownership and jurisdiction of the Tobin Bridge was transferred from Massport to the newly created Massachusetts Department of Transportation .
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Massport. (No longer available online.) Massachusetts Port Authority, archived from the original January 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Session Laws. Acts of 2009, Chapter 25, Massachusetts General Court , accessed January 4, 2013 .
- ^ Massport, Worcester Airport Deal Completed. Massachusetts Department of Transportation , June 22, 2010; accessed January 4, 2013 .
- ^ Massport Facilities Maps. (No longer available online.) Massport, archived from the original on January 3, 2013 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ On-Airport Shuttle. (No longer available online.) Massport, archived from the original on January 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Logan Express. (No longer available online.) Massport, archived from the original on January 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mobility Compact Annual Report. ( PDF ; 11.8 MB) (No longer available online.) Massachusetts Department of Transportation , October 2008, archived from the original on February 23, 2012 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Public Safety. (No longer available online.) Massport, archived from the original on October 9, 2013 ; accessed on January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
