MISSION STATEMENT
The Authority’s mission is to administer the ports, facilities and services in a manner best calculated to serve the public interest.
The Grenada Ports Authority is principally responsible for the administration and operation of the Port of St. George's. It also has jurisdiction over Prickly Bay, St. David's Harbour and Grenville, on the main island of Grenada, as well Tyrrel Bay, on the neighbouring island of Carriacou.
The Grenada Ports Authority is a statutory body which operates under the aegis of the Minister of Finance who appoints the Chairman and other members of the Board of Directors. The Authority is governed by Cap. 247 of the 2010 Revised Edition of the Laws of Grenada. Its core functions are:
- Operation and administration of ports under its jurisdiction
- Regulation and control of navigation within the limits of such ports
- Maintenance, improvement and regulation of ports and services therein
- Provision of pilotage services and navigational aids for the ports and their approaches
- To administer the provisions of the Shipping Act Cap.303
- To act as a focal point for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the IOPC Funds
- To administer the provisions of the Yachting Act Cap.345.
It also owns and operates the St. George’s Bus Terminus. Devolving from its functions under the Shipping Act the Authority is the de facto national maritime and ocean umbrella organization. The National Physical Planning Authority also relies on input from the Authority in considering developments on the coastal zone.
VISION STATEMENT
The Authority’s vision is to be a leading provider of high quality and cost effective services within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
- Berthing
- Receipt, storage and delivery of cargo
- Cargo sorting
- Chart sales
- Container rentals
- Delivery of containers to consignees' premises
- Hire of cargo handling equipment
- Mooring bouys
- Mooring or running lines
- Pilotage
- Stuffing and stripping
- Sales of fresh water
In addition, the GPA is represented on the national Sustainable Development Council which considers matters pertinent to the nation's long term sustainable development.
In parallel with the new cruise terminal - and in a departure from the core business of the Port Authority - the GPA was heavily involved in the financing and operation of the Melville Street Bus Terminus as part of the wider Melville Street development.