Newcastle Agri Terminal

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Newcastle Agri Terminal
Privately held company
Industry Port 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
Website http://www.naterminal.com.au

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

Privately held company business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members, and the companys capital stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately

A privately held company, private company, or close corporation is a business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately or over-the-counter. More ambiguous terms for a privately held company are closely held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company.

Intermodal freight transport Cargo transport using multiple types of vehicles

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation, without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damage and loss, and allows freight to be transported faster. Reduced costs over road trucking is the key benefit for inter-continental use. This may be offset by reduced timings for road transport over shorter distances.

Bulk cargo Commodity cargo transported unpackaged in large quantities

Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities.

Contents

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

Port of Newcastle major Seaport in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales Australia.

The Port of Newcastle is a major seaport in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales Australia.

A berth is a designated location in a port or harbour used for mooring vessels when they are not at sea. Berths provide a vertical front which allows safe and secure mooring that can then facilitate the unloading or loading of cargo or people from vessels.

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]

Loop line (railway)

Loop line has several meanings.

Panamax Class of ships of the maximum size that can pass through the original locks of the Panama Canal

Panamax and New Panamax are terms for the size limits for ships travelling through the Panama Canal. The limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in a publication titled "Vessel Requirements". These requirements also describe topics like exceptional dry seasonal limits, propulsion, communications, and detailed ship design.

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]

CBH Group grain-handling co-operative

The CBH Group, is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia.

Mitsubishi Corporation trading company

Mitsubishi Corporation is Japan's largest trading company and a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu. Mitsubishi Corporation employs over 60,000 people and has seven business segments, including finance, banking, energy, machinery, chemicals, and food.

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]

Dry weight is the weight of a vehicle without any consumables, passengers, or cargo. It is significantly less than the weight of a vehicle in a driveable condition and therefore rarely used. Quoting a dry weight can make a car’s weight and power-to-weight figures appear far more favorable than those of rival cars using curb weight.

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]

Grain small, hard, dry seed used as food; may be ground into flour

A grain is a small, hard, dry seed, with or without an attached hull or fruit layer, harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes.

Durum species of plant

Durum wheat, also called pasta wheat or macaroni wheat, is a tetraploid species of wheat. It is the second most cultivated species of wheat after common wheat, although it represents only 5% to 8% of global wheat production. It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and the Near East around 7000 BC, which developed a naked, free-threshing form. Like emmer, durum wheat is awned. It is the predominant wheat that grows in the Middle East.

Algeria Country in North Africa

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, the world's largest Arab country, and the largest in Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the west by Morocco, to the southwest by the Western Saharan territory, Mauritania, and Mali, to the southeast by Niger, and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The country is a semi-presidential republic consisting of 48 provinces and 1,541 communes (counties). It has the highest human development index of all the non-island African countries.

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