Pilbara Ports May throughput rises 10% y-o-y
NewsPilbara 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.
Pilbara Ports August throughput grows 5% y-o-y
NewsPilbara 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 delivered a total monthly throughput of 65.8 Mt in August 2024. This is a 5% increase when compared to the total monthly throughput in August 2023.
The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 48.6 Mt, of which 47.9 Mt was iron ore exports. This figure is consistent with the total throughput in August 2023. Imports through the Port of Port Hedland totalled 173,000 tonnes, which is 1,000 tonnes more than what was imported through Port Hedland in August 2023.
The Port of Dampier delivered a total throughput of 15.7 Mt, an 18% increase from August 2023. Imports through the Port of Dampier totalled 95,232 tonnes, an increase of 23% from August 2023.
Several factors influence the fluctuation of throughput, including changes in market conditions, port maintenance operations and proponent needs.