BG&E was engaged by Vue to develop a master plan, vision, and growth strategy for two sites in Kooragang – the East Coast Cement site and an adjacent vacant site.

Port of Newcastle currently berths carriers at K2 and K3, delivering various cementitious products via conveyors to East Coast Cement’s silos. While the port continues upgrading its unloading and conveying systems, there is a significant opportunity for Vue and its partners to enhance storage and distribution on land.

BG&E conducted a review of the current processes both port-side and land-side to see where optimisations and opportunities may exist for additional storage, improved transport, distribution, and on available free land.

Key objectives of the assessment

• Expedite product movement through Kooragang, minimising storage as the preference is to not store the
• Maximise the efficiency and flow of the site whilst introducing infrastructure to address as many processing options as possible.

This masterplan involved

• Traffic management for trucks.
• The introduction of rail.
• Silo storage.
• Conveying of products.
• The introduction of bagging facilities.
• Risk analysis.