Pilbara Ports March 2024 throughput surges

The Pilbara Ports reported a total monthly throughput of 52.7 million tonnes (Mt) for February 2024.

Australian bulk ports have reported a strong 2017 with, as usual, iron ore and coal outlets setting the pace.

Dust management remains an environmental priority for dry bulk ports worldwide.

Chinese-owned, Hong Kong-based Brockman Mining has struck a deal with Pilbara Ports Authority for guaranteed access to the Utah Point Common User Bulk Handling Facility at Port Hedland, despite continued uncertainty over the terminal’s ownership.

Despite a volatile and uncertain global iron ore market, export volumes from Western Australia’s Pilbara region continued to rise in 2015-16.

The 55 Mtpa Roy Hill Iron Ore Project made its first shipment from dedicated facilities at Western Australia’s Port Hedland on 14 December, just as world iron ore prices hit historic lows.