Leadership of the National Port Authority
Meet the officials responsible for the strategic direction, governance and management of Liberia’s national port system.
The Authority’s leadership is presented by the categories maintained in its Leadership table.
Deputy Managing Directors
The Deputy Managing Directors support the Managing Director across the Authority’s principal administrative and operational portfolios.
Executive Directors
Executive Directors lead specialized corporate, administrative and operational directorates across the Authority.

Gabriellyn G. Kessely
Customer Service DepartmentExecutive Director
Capt. Sam Jabbah
Chief Marine Pilot - Marine DepartmentExecutive Director
Amb. Rechline Van Ross
Planning, Research & Economic Affair DepartmentExecutive Director
Olesman T. Brown, Sr.
Procurement DepartmentExecutive Director
T. Augustine Zayzay
Chief Accountant - Finance DepartmentExecutive Director
Matthew S. Snowea
Property & Environment DepartmentExecutive Director
Cllr. Pei Edwin Gausi
Legal DepartmentExecutive Director
John A. Siaway
Transport DepartmentExecutive Director
Charles B. Massaley
Information Technology DepartmentExecutive Director
Henry E. Luke, III
Internal Audit DepartmentExecutive Director
Theophilus A. Woods
Corporate Service/Archives DepartmentExecutive Director
Henry D. Lombeh, Esq.
Technical DepartmentExecutive Director
Esther Kai Nmah
Port State Coordination DepartmentExecutive Director
Lansana P. Fofana
Logistics DepartmentExecutive DirectorPort Executive Directors
Executive Directors responsible for leadership at the Authority’s ports.
Mr. Augustine Wakla Neufville
Port Executive Director – Port of HarperCllr. Sylvia A. Tarley
Port Executive Director – Samuel Alfred Ross port of GreenvilleMr. Jonathan Kaipey
Port Executive Director – Port of BuchananMr. Varmuyan K. Bayour
Port Executive Director – Freeport of MonroviaMaritime & Operational Leadership
Senior maritime, harbor, pilotage, security and other specialist operational officers.
Alhaji-Famod A. Kanneh
PFSO/CSC
Captain Samuel Momolu Lynch
Harbor MasterOfficial updates from across Liberia’s port system.
News, institutional announcements, public notices and official documents from the National Port Authority.
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NPA Management Holds Stakeholders’ Meeting Ahead of Freeport Modernization Rollout
The National Port Authority has engaged port users and stakeholders ahead of the rollout of an automated port access system and a new occupational…
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President Boakai recognizes NPA’s 2025 PMCS performance
NPA received recognition for high-level performance in the Government of Liberia’s 2025 PMCS appraisal cycle.
Read updateFour ports. One connected maritime system.
Explore Liberia’s ports from Monrovia to the southeast. Select a ship marker to view key port information and continue to the full port profile.



