Pilbara Ports: ship shape
THE Port of Port Hedland saw iron ore exports increase in FY18 by 3 per cent to 508.9 million tonnes, and exports are expected to rise for FY19 regardless of the pause in port operations caused by tropical Cyclone Veronica which hit the coast in March of this year. Cyclone Veronica caused a total shutdown at Port Hedland of 92.5 hours, 132 hours at the Port of Dampier and 109.5 hours at the Port of Ashburn. PPA chief executive Roger Johnston said despite the longest closure in years resulting in a slightly lower guidance for the big players like Rio Tinto, BHP and FMG, iron ore exports at Port Hedland was still going “gangbusters”. “A week’s production up here is…