Abbreviation Massport Region served Greater Boston Founded 1956 | Formation 1956 Website massport.com Type Government agency | |
CEO Thomas P. Glynn (1 Nov 2012–) Profiles | ||
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Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is a port authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It owns and operates three airports—Boston Logan International Airport, Hanscom Field, and Worcester Regional Airport—and public terminals in the Port of Boston. It is a financially self-sustaining public authority whose transportation facilities generate more than $600 million annually; no state tax dollars are used to fund operations or capital improvements at Massport facilities. Its headquarters is located in the Logan Office Center, adjacent to Logan Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Massachusetts port authority massport 2012 nabi 42 brt cng 4209 on route 11 logan airport
- On board massachusetts port authority massport 2012 nabi 42 brt cng 4210 on route 33
- Airports
- Seaports and maritime facilities
- Massport Shuttle
- Logan Express
- Silver Line
- Other services
- History
- Executive directors
- References
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Airports
Seaports and maritime facilities
The Port of Boston includes Cruiseport Boston and facilities in the Boston Marine Industrial Park in South Boston, and others in East Boston and Charlestown:
Massport Shuttle
The Massport Shuttle connects all terminals at Boston Logan International Airport to Airport Station on the MBTA Blue Line, as well as the water transportation dock on Harborside Drive and the Rental Car Center.
Logan Express
Massport also operates Logan Express bus service between all terminals and park-and-ride lots in Braintree (near South Shore Plaza), Framingham (Shopper's World), Woburn (Anderson Regional Transportation Center), and Peabody (164 Newbury Street). In 2014, with the closure of the Government Center subway station, Massport started running a Logan Express to the Hynes Convention Center and Copley Square in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.
Silver Line
Massport provides financial assistance to the MBTA for operation of the Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit service to Logan terminals from downtown Boston, and contributes to the maintenance of Airport Station and ventilation of the Ted Williams Tunnel.
Other services
By state law, municipal police (such as the Boston Police Department) do not have jurisdiction on Massport property. Police protection is provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Massport Police. Massport Fire Rescue provides fire protection on agency property.
History
The independent Massachusetts Port Authority was created in 1956 to replace the locally controlled port commission. In 1966, Castle Island Container Terminal was constructed for Sea-Land Corporation, one of the first intermodal container facilities. In 1971, Massport constructed a second container port in Charlestown for the use of other shipping companies. In 1980, Sea-Land ended its exclusive lease, and the first container port was enlarged and made available for other shipping companies.
On January 1, 2010, the Tobin Bridge was transferred from Massport to the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation.