Newcastle Agri Terminal

The Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT) is a privately owned intermodal dry bulk cargo port operator located in Carrington, New South Wales.

Newcastle Agri Terminal
Privately held company
IndustryPort operator
Founded2009
Headquarters38 Robertson Rd, Carrington, 2294,New South Wales, Australia
Key people
Peter Milton, Independent Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Jock Carter, Executive Director
Martin Mackay, Executive Director
Ben Cameron, Non-Executive Director
ServicesBulk cargo handling
Websitehttp://www.naterminal.com.au

NAT is located within the Carrington Precinct of the Port of Newcastle utilising the Dyke 2 berth.[1]

Facilities

The Terminal's facilities include two 20,000 tonne and three 6,780 tonne silos equating to 60,340 metric tonnes storage, rail receival via the Bullock Island loop line, conveyors, control rooms, carpark, laboratory, inspection and sample rooms and the ability to load Panamax vessels at 2000 tonnes per hour.[2][3][4][5]

Ownership

The key investors in NAT include the Management team as well as CBH Group, Glencore Xstrata and Olam Grain Australia with a 12.5 per cent stake, which is owned by Mitsubishi Corporation.[6][7]

Dyke 2 berth, which can accommodate vessels up to 40,000 DWT with maximum beam of 26 metres, is owned by Newcastle Port Corporation while the bulk loader and storage facilities are owned by ConPorts.[8][9]

Operations

The first bulk grain shipment through the Terminal was 28,000 tonnes of durum wheat loaded onto the MV North Princess on the 21 February 2014 which was sent to Algeria on behalf of the Australian Durum Company (ADC).[10]

References
  1. Carrington Precinct, Port of Newcastle website (accessed 28 June 2014)
  2. Independent Agricultural Export Terminal Approved for Newcastle and Regional New South Wales, Media Release, Newcastle Agri Terminal, 30 March 2012 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29 June 2014)
  3. Facilities, Port of Newcastle, Newcastle Port Corporation (accessed 29 June 2014)
  4. Newcastle Agri Terminal Takes Shape, New South Wales Rail News, Railpage, 7 February 2013 (accessed 29 June 2014)
  5. Newcastle Agri Terminal, NSW Freight Projects, Transport for New South Wales (accessed 29 June 2014)
  6. Japanese giant moves in on Australian grains, ABC Rural, 27 June 2014 (accessed 28 June 2014)
  7. Silos at Newcastle Agri Terminal, ABC News, 27 June 2014 (accessed 29 June 2014)
  8. Facilities, Port of Newcastle, Newcastle Port Corporation (accessed 29 June 2014)
  9. ConPorts Pty Ltd (accessed 29 June 2014)
  10. First Grain Shipment for Newcastle Agri Terminal, Media Release, Newcastle Agri Terminal, 22 February 2014 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 June 2014)
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