High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The original Gibraltar Port Authority, a government entity, was established in Gibraltar in 1806. However, the current independent Port Authority in the British Overseas Territory was founded under the 2005 Gibraltar Port Authority Act. While established in 2005, the Authority was not constituted until 2006, when its first members were appointed. It has numerous responsibilities; however, the Authority`s primary function is the provision of marine services. Bunkering is now the principal service that the port provides. The Chairman is the Minister for Tourism, Public Transport and the Port, Neil F. Costa. Captain Roy Stanbrook is the chief executive officer of the Gibraltar Port Authority and Captain of the Port.