Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) is a key coal exporting facility on Australia’s east coast, 72 km south of Sydney. It services two of the nation’s richest coal reserves, the Southern and Western coalfields of New South Wales, exporting high quality coking and steaming coal to customers around the world.
Coal mining began in the Southern coalfields in 1849. Over the last century and a half, the quality of coking coal produced by the region’s mines has become greatly prized by steelmakers around the world for its excellent metallurgical properties. Similarly, steaming coal from the Western coalfields is highly regarded by energy producers.
The vision of PKCT is to be a valued link in the global coal supply chain. PKCT is a flexible coal terminal, that ensures the valuable coal and bulk products resources are loaded onto ships quickly and efficiently for customers around the world.
PKCT is operated by a consortium of coal producers whose interests are best served by ensuring fast, reliable handling at the port. This is achieved through excellent rail and road receival infrastructure, well-managed stockpiles at the terminal, and modern computerised reclaiming and loading facilities.
The coal terminal has a reputation for quick vessel turnaround
times and for its ability to handle any
sized cargo – from 5,000 tonne barges to
166,000 tonne bulk carriers.
This is evidenced by the fact that
PKCT has been a despatch port for several
years.
