About Us

The Roles We Play

Sydney Ports Corporation aims to add value to all aspects of Sydneys port operations. We work with stakeholders to achieve outcomes that benefit all parties.

The main functions of Sydney Ports Corporation are to:

• Manage and develop port facilities and services to cater for existing and future trade needs


• Facilitate trade by providing competitive advantage to importers, exporters and the port related supply chain


• Manage the navigational, security and operational safety needs of commercial shipping


• Protect the environment and have regard to the interests of the community


• Deliver profitable business growth

Sydney Ports Corporation plays a significant role in managing two of NSWs most valuable resources Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay. We protect these assets diligently and are committed to minimising impacts on the environment and on local communities in everything we do.

Sydney Ports Corporation is committed to sustainable development. To improve outcomes in areas influenced by port operations, such as environmental amenity, air quality, noise, water consumption, energy usage, materials selection and waste management.

Implementing Our Values

At Sydney Ports Corporation we are committed to our values and we appreciate the importance of exercising good corporate citizenship. We value our relationships with employees, stakeholders and the community.

Our Values:

• Service to our customers through reliable, professional and courteous attention


• Excellence by being progressive and encouraging alternative solutions to complex issues


• Respect for the individual worth and honest contribution of all employees


• Vigilance in promoting a safe environment for personnel and community


• Integrity through nurturing the highest standards of conduct and ethics


• Challenge barriers and impediments to progress


• Exceeding expectations

Our commitment to corporate citizenship was renewed in 2006 when we won a national corporate citizenship award for demonstrating the following:

• Staff demonstrating a commitment to employee satisfaction, safety and development


• Community aspiring to be a good neighbour and to contribute to the community


• Stakeholders working to achieve outcomes that benefit all parties while remaining a reliable provider of services to clients


• Environmental encouraging better environmental performance for future sustainable development and to improve environmental outcomes for issues influenced by port operations