British Virgin Islands Ports Authority

The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVI Ports Authority)was established by the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority Act, No. 12 of 1990 (the Act), as a separate corporate entity, solely owned by the Government of the British Virgin Islands with primary responsibility for all sea ports. The BVI Ports Authority operations are governed by the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority Regulations No. 27 of 1995 which were implemented in 1996. The day to day management of the BVI Ports Authority is done by the Managing Director, a Deputy Managing Director, and Four Managers. However, it is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman, five members, and three ex-officio members.There are seven departments: Administration, Finance, Operations, Marine, Maintenance, Security, and Information Systems. In addition there are five stations, hence the staff are located at different stations and are shifted around to ensure all stations are efficiently manned.

The mission of the BVI Ports Authority is to provide the required sea transportation infrastructure for the British Virgin Islands, and the efficient and effective handling of the related cargo and passenger operations. The Ports Authority