# Newcastle (AU NTL)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU NTL  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Tasman Sea; South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -32.9167, 151.7833

Around 149.9 million tonnes of coal left Newcastle in 2024, with a near-identical 149.1 million tonnes in 2025, confirming the New South Wales port (UN/LOCODE AU NTL) as the world's largest coal-export harbour. Most of that tonnage originates in the Hunter Valley and reaches the terminals via a dedicated coal rail network linking mines to shiploaders. Loading runs across three terminals: Carrington and Kooragang, both operated by Port Waratah Coal Services, plus the NCIG terminal run by Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group, for a combined capacity of about 211 million tonnes a year. Beyond coal, Newcastle handles grain, alumina, fertiliser, cement and general breakbulk, making it the largest bulk port on Australia's east coast. As a container port, however, its role is minimal: contractual arrangements protecting Port Botany long constrained the development of a large container terminal here. Forwarders moving dry bulk, project or breakbulk cargo will find capable facilities; regional container traffic, by contrast, routes through Port Botany in Sydney.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Sydney → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shanghai)
- [Sydney → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shenzhen)
- [Sydney → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-guangzhou)
- [Sydney → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-hong-kong)
- [Sydney → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-tokyo)
- [Sydney → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-busan)

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