port authority
port authority 港务局；港务机关；机场管理局 有权建立、维护港口、机场的国家或地方行政机关，其职能为计划港口的交通、鼓励和保证企业设立在港区的土地或区域内，有时还有责任建立、维护港口所在城区的机场、桥梁、收费公路和水面运输。
PORT AUTHORITY
port authority
port authority. A state or federal agency that regulates traffic through a port or that establishes and maintains airports, bridges, tollways, and public transportation. [Cases: Shipping 15. C.J.S. Shipping § 11.]