Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
A natural harbour on the sheltered north western coast of Trinidad, the Port of Port of Spain is ideally positioned to service the major sea lanes between the Americas, the islands of the Caribbean and the trading links between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via the Panama Canal.The Port of Port of Spain (PPOS) is the cargo handling business unit of the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. PPOS provides berthing for international container vessels, breakbulk, roll- on/ roll-off, dry and liquid/bulk cargo vessels, as well as towage services, container freight services and warehousing, and a One-Stop Barrel Shop for clearance and delivery of personal effects.
Sixty (60) years later, the Port Authority is an entity comprising four business units, namely:
Port of Spain Infrastructure Company | POSINCO
The Landlord Unit
The Cargo Handling Unit.
Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Transportation Company | TTIT
The Inter-Island Ferry Service.
Vision
PATT-GU’s Vision is to be the critical enabler in ensuring that all SBUs become efficient, sustainable, responsive and productive organizations.
Mission
PATT-GU’s Mission is to ensure that its internal stakeholders achieve their respective mandates, and become leaders in their respective core areas of competence.
CORE VALUES
PATTGU has undertaken to adopt the following fundamental principles to guide its business dealings:
- Absolute compliance with the letter and spirit of the Constitutional Law and Regulations of Trinidad and Tobago
- The provision of outstanding service to all stakeholders
- The propagation and promotion of equal opportunity work environments in all of the SBUs
- The meeting and exceeding of Board expectation, by ensuring that SBUs deliver on their respective corporate mandates
- The promotion of service excellence, integrity, objectivity, fairness, professional excellence, confidentiality and productivity among SBUs.