Gibraltar Port Authority

Established in 2005, the Gibraltar Port Authority's strategy is to build on Gibraltar's unique geographical position and fiscal status and provide a vital link between all stakeholders to ensure a cohesive strategy aimed at achieving common goals in developing and improving the competitiveness and safe operation of the Port of Gibraltar. All operational matters including navigational safety and the smooth running of the Port are overseen by the Captain of the Port. The Port Authority's main functions are: Monitoring and control of all vessel movements for 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 BGTW; Pollution prevention and response; Monitoring and control of ship-to-ship and bunkering operations within BGTW. The Chairman of the board of directors of the Gibraltar Port Authority is the Minister for Tourism, Public Transport and the Port, the Hon. Neil F. Costa, who took office following the Gibraltar general election in December 2011. He succeeded Joseph J. Holliday, the Minister for Enterprise, Development, Technology and Transport as Chairman of the Authority. Commodore Bob Sanguinetti is the Chief Executive of the Gibraltar Port Authority and Captain of the Port. He assumed his position on 19 May 2014. Bob Sanguinetti was formerly an Officer of the Royal Navy and commanded Royal Navy warships before working at the Ministry of Defence in a number of strategic roles. Most recently he was Head of Intelligence at the UK’s National Operations Headquarters in North London. In Gibraltar, he succeeded Captain Roy Stanbrook, who had served from February 2012 to April 2014. Roy Stanbrook replaced Captain Peter Hall who served from 2008 to 2011.