Loading of the Sunny Success will begin on schedule with no delays despite action by anti-coal protestors, NCIG said.
A Rising Tide activist yesterday climbed over a wharf bollard and was hanging from a rope in front of the berth, blocking the ship's access to it.
A Rising Tide spokeswoman told the Herald four Rising Tide members were arrested over the protest.
The 36,490 tonnes of coal from Peabody Energy Australia’s Wambo mine will be loaded over the next few days and is bound for Japan.
The first trainload of 7200t of coal from Wambo arrived via Queensland Rail last Wednesday.
The third terminal at Newcastle’s port was previously tested with “sacrificial coal” from Peabody’s Wilpinjong mine last month, to form the base of the coal stockpiles.
NCIG consists of BHP Billiton, Donaldson Coal, Whitehaven Coal, Centennial Coal, Peabody and, more recently, Yancoal Australia following its acquisition of Felix Resources.
