Pilbara Ports report slight September decrease in throughput

PILBARA Ports Authority handled a total throughput of 62 million tonnes over last month.

PPA reported this was a was a 2% decrease compared with the same month last year.

The Port of Port Hedland handled a throughput of 46.3 million tonnes over the month. Of this, 46.0 million tonnes was iron ore exports. This was a 3% decrease to total throughput compared with September last year.

Imports through the Port of Port Hedland totalled 126,000 tonnes, a decrease of 10% compared with September 2021.

Turning to the Port of Dampier, we find it handled a total throughput of 14.6 million tonnes last month. This, PPA reported, is consistent with the total throughput in September 2021.

Imports through the Port of Dampier totalled 109,000 tonnes last month, an increase of 35% from the same month last year.