Under Cover Storage

There are many under cover storage areas around the port of Newcastle.

Some storage facilities are described below. More information will be available soon. Contact the Commercial Property Manager on 61 2 49858240 ,1800 048 205 or send an email to mail @newportcorp.com.au

Agriterminal

P&O and Graincorp established a new integrated agri-products storage and loading facility near the K2 berth.

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.

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

Cargill Australia Pty Ltd

Cargill Australia Pty Ltd 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

LOA-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

Two coke storage silos 16,000t each

Two alumina storage silos 35,000t each

One alumina storage silo 32,000

VAW

One coke storage silo 16,000t

One alumina storage silo 16,000t

Graincorp Ports Division Newcastle Grain 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

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 soast 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 Channel		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

Annual Capacity		Stacking area available
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, R&H, ITI Timber