Pilbara ports see slight decrease in throughput last month

Posted by Ian Ackerman | 11th May, 2022

A bulk carrier at Port Hedland. Image: PPA

PILBARA Ports Authority reported a total monthly throughput of 59.1 million tonnes for all its ports over April.

The numbers are a 3% decrease compared with April 2021.

Turing to Port Hedland, PPA reported a monthly throughput of 46.2 million tonnes, of which 45.8 million tonnes was iron ore exports.

This was a 1% increase to total throughput compared with April 2021.

Imports through the Port of Port Hedland totalled 178,000 tonnes for the month, a decrease of 4% compared with the same month last year.

The Port of Dampier saw a total of 12.7 million tonnes cross the wharves in April, a 9% decrease from April 2021.

Imports through the Port of Dampier increased by 205%, coming to 119,000 tonnes last month.