What unit does Ningbo Port Authority belong to?

According to the legal express website, Ningbo Port Authority is a state organ. Authorized by the local government to exercise the functions of port and shipping management and local maritime management, and be in charge of local port and shipping management and local maritime undertakings. The Port Authority is directly under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Administration of the Central Ministry of Communications.

Legal basis: Article 79 of the Organic Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments at All Levels: Local people's governments at all levels shall set up necessary working departments according to the needs of their work and the principle of optimal coordination and efficient. Local people's governments at or above the county level shall establish audit institutions. Local audit institutions at all levels independently exercise their power of audit supervision according to law and are responsible to the people's government at the same level and the audit institutions at the next higher level. The establishment, increase, decrease or merger of departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and departments of the people's governments of autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties, cities and municipal districts shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level for the record.