Facilities

 

Kooragang Coal Terminal

Kooragang Coal Terminal, located on 160 hectares of land on Kooragang Island, began operating in 1984. "Kooragang" is an Aboriginal word meaning place where birds gather (or alternatively, place of many birds).

Originally managed by BHP, Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) purchased the Kooragang facility in 1990. In the period from 1994-2002, PWCS invested $700 million to expand the capacity of this terminal. This expansion program included the addition of a second and third rail receival facility, additional stockpile capacity and a second and third ship loading stream.

Two additional berths were constructed, increasing the capacity of the terminal to 64Mtpa. Three Cape sized vessels can now be berthed and loaded simultaneously at the Kooragang terminal.

Following completion of the expansion of the Koorang Coal Terminal in March 2007, the  combined shiploading capacity from the two terminals operated by PWCS at Kooragang and Carrington is 102 million tonnes per year. Stage Three expansion at Kooragang was in line with the terminal's Master Plan. Carrington will maintain its current 25 million tonne annual capacity while Kooragang has increased to 77 million tonnes.

Coal Receival
3 x 6,600 tph rail capacity

Coal Stockpiles
2 x 2.5 kilometres x 56 metres
1 x 1.0 kilometres x 56 metres
3,500,000 tonnes capacity
3,000,000 tonnes working capacity
5 x 6,000 tph stacking capacity

Coal Loading
3 x 8,000 tph reclaiming capacity
3 x 10,500 tph shiploading capacity

Vessel Capacity
180,000 dwt max
300 metres max length
50 metres max beam
40,000 dwt man capacity

Carrington Coal Terminal

The Carrington terminal, located on 40 hectares in Newcastle NSW, began operating in 1976 with an initial ship loading capacity of 16 million tonnes per year.

Expansion at the Terminal has increased the ship loading capacity to 25 million tonnes per year. This capacity remains the same currently even though some of the conveyor systems and machines have been decommissioned. The Carrington terminal is also owned and operated by Port Waratah Coal Services.

Coal Receival
1 x 4,400 & 1 x 4,600 tph rail capacity
1 x 2,500 tph road capacity

Coal Stockpiles
4 x 1.0 kilometres x 40 metres
1,000,000 tonnes max capacity
600,000 tonnes working capacity
3 x 2,500 tph stacking capacity

Coal Loading
3 x 2,500 tph reclaiming capacity
2 x 2,500 tph shiploading capacity

Berths
Berth space for 2 vessels
16.5 metres depth at berth
15.2 metres approach to channel
Vessel Capacity 180,000 dwt max
290 metres max length
47 metres max beam
10,000 dwt min capacity

Port Waratah Coal Services web site --> www.pwcs.com.au

 

No. 2 Bulk Berth Kooragang

No.2 Kooragang Berth is leased to P&O Automotive Group which operates and maintains facilities on the wharf. Two 18 tonne gantry cranes are used to unload dry bulk products such as fertilisers, phosphatic rock, ores and meals. These are capable of unloading at a rate of 600 tonnes per hour.

State of the art dust extractors have recently been installed on both gantries.

A ship loader attached to one of the gantry cranes has recently been upgraded .This upgrade was related to the establishment, by P&O and Graincorp, of a new integrated agri-products storage and loading facility. The first purpose designed facility of its kind in NSW comprises two multi purpose igloo-style 10,000 tonne storage sheds (fumigable) connected by conveyors to the specially modified ship loader. The facility has been designed to handle cottonseed and its related products and also pulse grains.

 

Above: The refurbished loader for cotton seed and various boutique grains.

Two bunker storage areas are also available (15,000 tonnes each). The ship loader is also used to load woodchips and sands.

Vegetable oil vessels also use the berth, loading via a pipeline connected to the Cargill Australia Tank Terminal. (see below).

 

Australian Cement Terminal

Name:	Australian Cement Newcastle Terminal
Location:	Kooragang Island, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Storage capacity:	27,500 tonnes
Storage type:	Multicell silo complex Compartment 1: 10,000 tonnes Compartments 2, 3 & 4: 5,000 tonnes each Compartments 5, 6 & 7: 500 tonnes each Outloading silo: 500 tonnes
Blending facilities:	120 tonne per hour computer controlled batch blender capable of producing general purpose and special purpose cement blends
Cement receival:	Bulk cement from Tasmania and Queensland
Cement despatch:	Road tankers and rail carriages directly to customers, 24 hours a day.
Points of interest:	The Newcastle Terminal was built by Australian Cement in 1992 and is today still considered a state-of-the-art facility. It is the only multi-cell silo facility of its design in Australia.

Cargill Australia Newcastle Tank Terminal

Cargill Australia operates a bulk liquid storage and handling facility at Heron Road, Kooragang Island. The facility provides for receival and dispatch of non-hazardous bulk liquids by road, rail and tank-ship.

The facility is constructed to latest standards and has capacity to expand to satisfy individual customer requirements.

The terminal is located adjacent to No.3 Kooragang Wharf. The terminal consists of eight liquid storage tanks with a total capacity is 9000 cubic metres. These are contained within an enclosed building. A range of vegetable oils is stored, and tallow is also stored for export.

www.cargill.com.au

 

Kooragang Bulk Facilities (KBF)

Located at no.3 Kooragang wharf, KBF is a purpose designed ship unloading and storage facility handling alumina and petroleum coke which are raw materials for the aluminium smelters at Tomago and Kurri Kurri.

The wharf is owned by Newcastle Port Corporation. The vacuum unloaders and transfer facilities are owned and operated by a joint venture company called Kooragang Bulk Facilities (KBF). KBF operates and maintains the separate storage areas on behalf of the individual smelters.

Wharf
Length: 190M
Design ship size: 74,000dwt
Two vacuum unloaders with a maximum 550 tonnes per hour capacity
Maximum outreach of the unloaders is 23 metres.

Storage facilities
Tomago Aluminium
Two coke storage silos 16,000t each
Two alumina storage silos 35,000t each
One alumina storage silo 32,000

Hydro Kurri Smelter
One coke storage silo 16,000t
One alumina storage silo 16,000t

Graincorp Ports Division Newcastle Terminal

Products Managed Wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, canola, chickpeas. Cottonseed and other agri-products are exported through the new facility at Kooragang.
Main Storage Capacity 56 bins at 1,800 tonnes (fumigable) 9 bins at 400 tonnes (fumigable) 24 bins at 1,800 tonnes (non-fumigable) 42 bins at 400 tonnes (non-fumigable) Total capacity (nom.)	100,800 tonnes 3,600 tonnes 43,200 tonnes 16,800 tonnes 164,000 tonne
Western Storage Capacity 20 bins at 1,000 tonnes (fumigable) 8 bins at 280 tonnes (fumigable) 4 bins at 400 tonnes (non-fumigable) Total capacity (nom.)	20,000 tonnes 2,240 tonnes 1,600 tonnes 23,840 tonnes
Receival Capacity No. of rail receival hoppers Rail inloading rate No. of road receival hoppers Road inloading rate No. of ship loaders Ship outloading rate Road outload capacity Rail outload capacity Grain grading	4 tracks with 4 hoppers each 2,700 TPH* 3 600 TPH 4 4,000 TPH 8 2 300 TPH
Shipping Berth Ship capacity Berth length Berth depth Airdraft at high tide of 1.6m Max. outreach of spouts Min. outreach of spouts	60,500 DWT** 228m 11.6m 10.8m 30m 2.5m

No.2 Dyke Bulk Loader

This facility is used to export ore concentrates from mines at Elura & Parkes.

The bulk loader is located at No.2 Dyke berth and accommodates vessels up to 40,000 DWT with maximum beam of 26m.

The berth structure is comprised of concrete dolphins on steel piles and interconnecting walkways. Newcastle Port Corporation owns the berth.

Ore is transported by rail to the facility in specially modified wagons. Product is dumped from the rail wagons and stored in a shed with 40,000 tonne capacity.

There is one shiploader with a 17m outreach. Actual throughput is 1200 tonnes per hour. Berth depth is 12.8m.The Carrington loader and storage facilities are owned and operated by CBH Resources.

Eastern Basin Distribution Centre (EBDC)

Newcastle Port Corporation owns No.1 & 2 East Basin wharves and leases them to Eastern Basin Distribution Centre. This multi purpose cargo handling facility provides a wide range of break-bulk and containerised cargo handling services. The Eastern Basin Distribution Centre is a joint venture between Toll Port Logistics and R & H Transport. This partnership provides importers and exporters with a seamless integration of services to Australia's East Coast through the Port of Newcastle.

The Basin is the centre of existing general cargo activity in Newcastle with two berths at Eastern Basin and one at No.4 West Basin.

Details

Berth depth Channel depth		11.6m 13.1m
Maximum Size of Vessel L.O.A Beam Draft D.W.T		To 262m Up to 35m (limited by Basin Cut) 11.3m To 70,000
Berth Structure		Reinforced concrete deck on concrete/steel piles
Cargo Storage Position Storage Capacity/Area (Open) Undercover Storage Off Wharf Storage (Rail Access)		Directly behind berth 4 hectares  7,120 m 10,000 m
Berth Operator/AssociatedTerminals		Storage sheds Toll,  ITI Timber

Cargo Handling Equipment

EBDC provides ready access to rail services.
A fleet of on-site forklifts and other lifting equipment, including a 32-tonne Container Fork is also available.

Cargoes Handled include: Steel, Timber,  Aluminium, Machinery, Containers

Ship Repair Precinct

Forgacs Floating Dock
Lifting capacity 15,000 DWT
LOA 195 metres
Inside clearance-33.5 metres

There are two slipways that can accommodate 1270 & 300 tonnes respectively. The floating dock has undertaken major refits of naval vessels and regularly services a range of vessels from container ships to dredgers.

 

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Marina
This marina was built in 2002/03, currently with 80 yacht berths. It is expected the marina will expand to around 200 berths.

Queen's Wharf
The revitalisation of the port's southern foreshore and the construction of the Queens Wharf entertainment complex have served to bring the community of Newcastle to within metres of some of the world's largest ships. The wharf is sometimes used for the berthing of small yachts and sailing vessels such as the James Craig and Young Endeavour.