Port Waratah Coal Services Limited (PWCS), located in the Port of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, operates the world’s largest and most efficient coal handling operations.

PWCS has an annual shiploading capacity of 102 million tonnes.

PWCS operates two terminals; Carrington and Kooragang and receives, assembles and loads Hunter Valley coal for export to customers around the world.

What is the Port Waratah Coal Services doing to help the environment?

Foundation Member Port Waratah Coal Services actively saves water across sites

The long running drought in Australia has highlighted just how precious water is. Foundation Member Port Waratah Coal Service (PWCS) is doing their part to reduce the amount of town water used across their Carrington and Kooragang Coal Terminals. Last week we introduced Macquarie Generation who uses coal and the sun to make electricity. This week we meet Port Waratah Coal Services who play a key role in the energy cycle by distributing Hunter Valley coal for export to customers around the world.

Port Waratah Coal Services Limited, located in the Port of Newcastle, operates the world’s largest and most efficient coal handling operations at two terminals; Carrington and Kooragang.

PWCS is a continuous, 24 hour a day operation, utilising modern environmental controls, advanced quality control techniques and computerised management systems to monitor and, with other logistics team members, organise coal movement from mine to port.

As a major contributor to the region’s economy, PWCS is committed to improving water and energy efficiencies at its operations in Newcastle.

All rain and run-off water at both Carrington and Kooragang sites is captured in storage ponds. The water is then recycled and reused for dust control, clean up, landscape irrigation and fire fighting systems.

By capturing and reusing water, PWCS is able to meet its operational water requirements and minimise the demand on Hunter Water supplies.