We maintain and invest in infrastructure to optimise our operational outcomes
Our ability to continue to deliver a high-quality service to our customers while focusing on continuous improvement and leveraging off our experience, reliability and agility, enabled us to achieve numerous performance highlights in 2023.
Our total combined terminal throughput of 95.5 million tonnes during the year was above the 91.9 million tonnes exported in 2022.
Our operational performance continued to be strong, with excellent reliability, high loading rates and low vessel queues. We closely monitor our service delivery metrics to optimise and maintain operational performance and meet customer service requirements.
Key Achievements
- Achieved 95.5Mt of coal loaded onto 1,097 vessels.
- Delivered project and maintenance work at a total investment of $57 million.
Integrity, reliability, safety, and environmental performance of our assets continues to be a focus through the implementation of our life of asset strategy and long-term plan.
The maintenance portfolio included significant works across electrical, mechanical, structural, and belting fields, upgrading key equipment as maintenance milestones were reached. In total, $57 million was invested, an increase on previous years and reflective of the age of our assets and life cycle position.
In 2023, the largest proportion of capital investment, an estimated $6.5 million was invested in electrical assets and the upgrade of a Kooragang Terminal shiploader. Other electrical works included continuing current programs to update motor control centre panels, processors and variable speed drives, all aimed at improving overall site safety, reliability and efficiency.
Case Study
Shiploader bridge infill project
The installation of bridge infill panels on Shiploader 7.08 was completed this year to further prevent potential material entering the harbour from the shiploader boom and shuttle structures and improving washdown effectiveness at the completion of each loaded vessel.
Case Study
Shiploader Process Control upgrade
A major upgrade and overhaul of Shiploader 7.09 Low Voltage and Process Control System was completed this year. This $6.5 million project demonstrates the Whole-of-Life approach applied across all assets on site, with numerous switchboards, variable speed drives, process controllers and components and field control panels identified as reaching End-of-Life and requiring replacement to ensure reliable performance into the future.
To minimise landfill waste, a reuse and recycle programme was developed which harvested variable speed drives, PLC communication modules, motor protection relays and switchboard components with remaining equipment, structure and cabling sorted for recycling. This resulted in more than two tonnes of copper and 10 tonnes of steel being stripped and repurposed through our sustainable supply chain partnerships as part of our circular economy initiations. During the outage there were 20 health and safety interactions performed, eight hazards identified, and five critical control management plans completed.
No injuries or health exposures occurred during the outage.
