Tag: Pilbara

The mouth of the inner harbour at the Port of Port Hedland. By Cameron Drummond THE Pilbara Ports Authority has achieved record throughput across its operations for the second time in as many years, as it looks to begin the replacement and upgrade of vital port infrastructure in the current financial year. Pilbara Ports Authority, the world’s largest bulk export port authority, is set to undertake substantial enhancements to its port operations at the ports of Dampier and Port Hedland, which are located along the coast of the mineral-dense Pilbara region of Western Australia. These upgrades are set to enhance efficiency, increase safety and capacity and allow for more product to be exported. The PPA is responsible for about 70 per…

By Rachel Dally-Watkins 14 May, 2015 A new 150 megawatt combined cycle gas power station in South Hedland, WA, will supply long-term electricity to meet local demand through the state-owned Horizon Power network, including Fortescue Metals Group’s operations within Port Hedland. Station owner, operator and builder TransAlta began construction on the project in March and expected the station to be completed by mid-2016. Power and automation technology group ABB was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide a substation upgrade solution for connecting the transmission grid to the new South Hedland Power Station. According to ABB Australia substation business unit manager Markus John, the company’s engineered solution for the substation will provide reliable bulk power capacity and facilitate access to electricity for…

By Rachel Dally-Watkins 17 April, 2015 FORTESCUE Metals Group will increase output by as much as 10 million tonnes by the end of the 2015 financial year, just weeks after publicly calling out majors BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto for flooding the market. In its March quarter report, Fortescue’s shipping guidance was upgraded to between 160mt and 165mt, to reflect “the strong operational performance for the year to date”. The new target would result in a substantial increase to the 124mt shipped in the previous financial year. The move prompted criticism, given Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest’s recent infamous call for iron ore majors to cap their production to ease the pressure of plunging iron ore prices. “Rio is competing with…