Well done at least some people are looking to the future !!!!

The Greenies won't like it but it is great news. It will help cut the turn around for the ships that have to anchor off shore for such a long time.

errrr.... this is not good news for me... i get nothing out of this except coal dust and a lunar landscaped hunter valley. what additional transport infrastructure will be built to deal with this increased loading capacity?

It's just a shame that some of the profitsfrom export dollars does not come back to the Hunter.

Buy now, pay later.

move the stinky coal loaders out of Mayfield East and me happy. Move em ANYWHERE, but NIMBY!

Drove across Kooragang the other day. You can see what the recent extensive land clearing has been all about. Much of the island now seems to consist of massive piles of coal behind a very long fence. God knows what happens when the wind gets up. What was all that about a Hunter wetlands conservation area? A pretty bad joke.

Oldtimer, you went quiet at Mudgee? I see all is happy at Running stream will they thrive to? You do read the Newcastle- Hunter News. All isn't happy there! Again we see it differently. I expect that the number of ships that wait off shore will actually increase as the coal traders increase the amount of sales in proportion to the port capacity. Just like a bigger doctor's surgery with more doctors just needs a bigger waiting room. Same deal just more and & bigger. The real question is where will the black stuff come from?. Whose community will be killed by Mining? who will be evicted from their farms or have their farm rendered worthless? and be forced to sell to the only available buyer for a non-disclosed amount. Is the larger port to accommodate the current needs or is it to promote more mines. Has the State Gov. already budgeted for the royalties and marked on their map the farms, water ways & communities they will sell off to King Coal to feed the new loader? Never once have I said current mines should be closed but I definitely think we all can see its a cash grab with no regard for the communities destroyed by this sick Pro-Coal State Gov. signed - semi-green

Classic supply and demand theory in action: a lack of coal-loaders is limiting supply whilst demand (& price) is high. Soon the additional coal-loader will increase supply but will the global demand (& price) for coal remain high? Crystal ball...

So a consortium of Australian and overseas financial institutions now owns half the port of Newcastle. I wonder what the ratio of ownership is ???