Jan De Nul (Australia) has been awarded a contract for dredging and land reclamation at Lumsden Point in the port of Port Hedland in Western Australia. The works will create a new access channel in the port to enable vessels to safely berth at Lumsden Point, a swing basin and berth pockets suitable...
In January 2024, Pilbara Ports recorded a total monthly throughput of 58.2 million tonnes (Mt). This marked a 10% decline compared to January 2023.
Specifically, the Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 43.0Mt, with 42.3Mt attributed to iron ore exports. This represents a 12% decrease in total throughput compared to January 2023. Imports through the Port of Port Hedland amounted to 146,000 tonnes, indicating a 15% decrease compared to January 2023.
Meanwhile, the Port of Dampier...
https://container-news.com/pilbara-ports-throughput-falls-in-january/
Pilbara Ports Authority reported a total monthly throughput of 59.7 million tonnes (Mt) for July 2023. In fact, this throughput was a 5% decrease compared to the previous year’s July figure.
In particular, the port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 44.5Mt, translating to a 6% drop year-on-year. From the total July throughput, 43.7Mt was iron ore exports. Furthermore, imports at the port of Port Hedland totalled 191,000 tonnes, an increase of 4% compared to July 2022.
Regarding the...
https://container-news.com/pilbara-ports-nears-60-million-tonnes-in-july/
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published its findings in connection with a fire incident that occurred on a berthed cargo vessel at Port Hedland in Wes ..
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A US$78 million investment will be made by the Western Australian Government included in the 2022-2023 State Budget, as part of the development of Lumsden Point, increasing Port of Port Hedland capacity, diversifying trade and creating local jobs.
According to a recent report by ACIL Allen, an independent economics, policy and strategy advisory firm, Lumsden Point’s growth would boost Western Australia’s Gross State Product by US$9.5 billion and create 460 jobs per year.
Lumsden Point will...
https://container-news.com/federal-investments-to-boost-port-of-port-hedland-capacity/
Break bulk and heavy lift ship, the BBC Pearl (IMO 9504786) was the first vessel to sail into Lumsden Point, a new facility located in Port Hedland and built to support the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project.
The 2012-built BBC Pearl has 12,838 gross tons, a length overall of 153 metres and a beam of 23 metres.
BBC Chartering has...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/lumsden-point-wa-now-receiving-vessels/
Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total annual throughput of 697.2 million tonnes (Mt) for the 2018/19 financial year. This result is a less than 1% change (decrease of 2.06 million tonnes) from last year’s record annual throughput.
In June 2019, Pilbara Ports Authority achieved a total monthly throughput of 64Mt, a 1% increase on the same month in 2018.
Iron ore throughput for June 2019 increased 2% from June 2018, to 60.2Mt.
Total iron ore throughput for 2018/19 was 647.8Mt, a 1% decrease...
https://container-news.com/pilbara-ports-authority-reports-annual-results/
Pilbara Ports short-list two companies interested in investing in a new general cargo facility at the Port of Port Hedland.