Port Authority of New South Wales Information

Port Authority of New South Wales provides safe, reliable and efficient port and marine services for commercial shipping in Sydney Harbour, Port Botany, Port Kembla, Newcastle Harbour, Port of Eden and Port of Yamba. We have the role of harbour master in all commercial ports in New South Wales and work to ensure the security, safe navigation, safe movement and operation needs of cargo and passenger vessels in our ports. Our teams provide immediate and appropriate responses to safety and environmental incidents in our ports and we are the lead agency for responses to maritime incidents in the coastal waters from Fingal Head, Port Stephens to Gerroa, south of Port Kembla. Port Authority owns and manages some of the state’s key assets and develops port facilities and services to cater for the current and future commercial shipping needs of New South Wales. Assets include the common user berths at Glebe Island and White Bay, Port Jackson and the cruise facilities at Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour and White Bay Cruise Terminal, Balmain. Primary responsibilities include: • The safe navigation of shipping movements within our ports. • A pilotage service to safely guide commercial ships in and out of port. • Emergency response and the clean-up of oil spills in the marine environment. • The safety and security of port operations. • Surveying harbour, ports, channels and berthing boxes. • The management of cruise facilities, terminal services and retail/commercial properties. • The management of common user berth facilities. • Dangerous goods administration. Port Authority of New South Wales is a state-owned corporation. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/newsletter Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/portauthoritynsw