This is an increase of 2% from the same month in 2016. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 39.4Mt, a decrease of 1% from the previous year.
Iron ore exports for the month totalled 39Mt, a decrease of 1% from the previous year. Imports totalled 141,000 tonnes, a decrease of 11% from the same month in 2016. The Port of Dampier delivered a total monthly throughput of 15.3Mt, an increase of 11% from
the previous year. This was achieved despite a tropical low in late March, which saw the the port’s anchorages cleared of vessels for a total of 18 hours.
Imports totalled 86,000 tonnes, an increase of 3% from the previous year.