Port of Newcastle is Australia’s deepwater global gateway, the largest on the nation’s East Coast.
Port of Newcastle is more than a port. It exists to build Australia’s prosperity with responsible, integrated and innovative supply chain solutions.
With trade worth about $48 billion to the national economy each year, Port of Newcastle enables Australian businesses to successfully compete in international markets.
The port has capacity to handle 10,000 ship movements and over 200 million tonne of cargo annually. With a deepwater shipping channel operating at 50% of its capacity, significant port land available and enviable access to national rail and road infrastructure, Port of Newcastle is positioned to further underpin the future prosperity of the Hunter, NSW and Australia.
As custodians of the region’s critical asset, Port of Newcastle is diversifying its trade as it strives to create a safe, sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible future.
What we do
Port of Newcastle functions include:
- Trade and port development
- Management of 780 hectares of port lease land
- Wharf and berth services
- Maintenance of major port assets
- Vessel scheduling
- Dredging and survey services
- Legal, planning and environment
- Finance
- Community and stakeholder relations
Port of Newcastle works closely with the Port Authority of New South Wales, a state-owned corporation with responsibility for Sydney Harbour, Port Botany, Port Kembla and the ports of Newcastle, Yamba and Eden.
The Port Authority of NSW is responsible for:
- Pilotage services and the Harbour Master
- Cruise shipping
- Promulgation of depths
- Vessel Traffic Information Centre (VTIC)
- Port Safety Operating Licence, including: incident reporting, emergency response (including oil or chemical spill response), permit notifications (e.g. re: dangerous goods, bunkering or hot works)
- Coal framework arrangements
- Inductions for access to Port Authority of NSW sites
- Maritime security functions for Port Authority of NSW activities
- Nobbys Headland
Our Purpose
More than a Port.
Australia’s deepwater
global gateway.
Our Vision
Build Australia’s prosperity with responsible,
integrated and innovative supply chain solutions.
Our Values
Behind every ship movement, every tonne of cargo, are the people that keep the port operating. Our people are the engine room of our Port.
In 2020, led by PON’s Employee Engagement Forum, employees from across the business helped to define a new set of values that reflect our workplace culture and support our plans for the future.
Port of Newcastle’s values influence how we develop our strategy, how we measure performance, how we treat our colleagues and how we approach our work at PON. These are a guiding compass, a north star for everything we do at Port of Newcastle.
As custodians of our region’s critical asset, we are striving every day to create a safe, sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible Port for the future.
Community
We are engaged with our communities and proud of the Port’s role in the region
Wellbeing
We support and invest in our people and their wellbeing
Integrity
We are genuine, open and respectful in everything we do
Curiosity
We challenge the status quo by questioning if there is a better or safer way
Organisation Structure
Our Shareholders, The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) and China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort), each own 50% and have a strong, global track record in managing large infrastructure assets.
The Infrastructure Fund
- The Infrastructure Fund (“TIF”) is a 50% shareholder of our business. TIF is a ~$A2.3 billion[1] wholesale investment fund investing in Australian and overseas unlisted infrastructure assets.
- Gardior Pty Ltd (“Gardior”) is the trustee of TIF. Gardior’s role as trustee of the Fund includes considering investment and divestment decisions recommended by the Investment Manager. Gardior operates independently of the Investment Manager.
- Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is TIF’s investment manager. MAM is one of the world’s largest infrastructure manager[2].
[1] As at 30 June 2021
[2] Based on AUM. IPE Real Assets (July / August 2021)
China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort)
- CMP a 50% shareholder of our business. CMP was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1992.
- CMP is a global leading port developer, investor and operator, with a comprehensive ports network at the hub locations along coastal China, as well as Asia, Africa, America, Europe, Mediterranean Sea, as well as Oceania.
- CMP’s strategic vision is “to be a world’s leading comprehensive port service provider”. Through implementation of domestic, overseas and innovation strategies, CMP strives to achieve world-class level on various fronts, including global container throughput, market share, comprehensive port development, operation and management capabilities, asset utilisation, labour productivity and brand name.