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, PWCS purchased the Kooragang facility in 1990.  In the period from 1994-2002, PWCS invested $860 million to expand the capacity of this terminal.   The shiploading capacity has increased from 64 million tonnes to 77 million tonnes.

Operations

All of the coal received at Kooragang is delivered by rail into three rail receival facilities located on the northern edge of the terminal.

A feature of the Kooragang shiploading system is the use of buffer bins, into which coal is diverted during time of hatch changing or other short term interruptions during loading.  This permits operation of the rail mounted shiploaders at a peak rate of up to 10,500 tonnes per hour for each loader.

Coal Receival

3 x 6,600 tph rail capacity

Coal Stockpiles

2 x 2.5 kilometres x 56 metres
2 x 1.3 kilometres x 56 metres
3,600,000 tonnes max capacity
2,800,000 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
2.0 – 3.2 metres wide, 5.0 – 5.5 m/sec conveyor belts

Berths

Berth space for 3 vessels
16.5 metres depth at berth
15.2 metres approach to channel

Vessel Capacity