Name and Location
Port Waratah Terminal 4 (T4) project, New South Wales, Australia.

Client
Port Waratah Coal Services.

Project Description
The project proposes the construction and operation of a new coal export terminal, referred to as T4, with capacity to export up to 70-million tonnes of coal a year.

The facility will operate as an open-access terminal – access to terminal facilities will be available to any supplier wanting to export coal.

The project includes:
• site establishment and remediation works, as well as the development of terminal infrastructure, including:
• rail infrastructure, stockpile pads, conveyers and ship loaders, berthing facilities, access, services, water management and supporting infrastructure;
• up to four arrival tracks converging into up to three dump stations;
• up to four departure tracks combining into a single track around Kooragang coal terminal;
• rail tracks realigned at Mosquito Creek to minimise disturbance to the creek and at arrival onto Kooragang Island to accommodate Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group’s tracks;
• up to four coal stockpile pads, with total throughput capacity of 70-million tonnes a year;
• up to four stackers and four reclaimers;
• inbound and outbound conveyors, which will service up to two dump stations and four stockpiles;
• three ship berths on the north side of the Hunter river south, and a barge landing area on the north bank of the swing basin to unload large equipment;
• three main settling ponds and one main transfer pond, south of the stockyard; and
• three land-based biodiversity offset sites secured at Ellalong Lagoon (409 ha), Tomago (238 ha) and Brundee Swamp (204 ha).

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
The proposal has an estimated capital investment value of $4.8-billion.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) has approved the proposed T4 project.

The PAC’s approval is subject to several conditions to prevent or limit environmental impacts.

These include air-quality and meteorological monitoring, a biodiversity offset strategy, soil- and water-quality management and various other management plans.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Port Warratah Coal Services, tel +61 2 4907 2000, fax +61 2 4907 3000 or email contact_us@pwcs.com.au.