Pilbara Ports throughput in April increases 13% y-o-y

Pilbara Ports recorded 66.3 Mt throughput in September 2024, a 10% rise from 2023, with Port Hedland and Dampier both seeing increases in exports and imports.

Dredging at Lumsden Point in Port Hedland has begun, aiming to remove one million cubic meters of material to deepen access for safe vessel berthing.

BCI Minerals’ Mardie Project, the world’s third-largest solar salt project, has begun operations in Pilbara, boosting industrial salt production.

Pilbara Ports’ throughput in August 2024 was 65.8 Mt, with Port Hedland stable at 48.6 Mt and Dampier up 18% to 15.7 Mt.

Pilbara Ports’ May 2024 throughput was 68.8Mt, a 10% increase from May 2023, with a total of 687.1Mt across all ports since 1 July 2023.

Initial clients Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals commit to Lumsden Point, a key port expansion project enabling diverse trade and renewable growth.