PORT HEDLAND

Australian iron ore export port. Located on the northwest coast of Western Australia, east of Port Town, facing the South Indian Ocean to the north, 133 nautical miles west of Dampier, 258 nautical miles northeast of Bloom Port and 812 nautical miles northeast of Wyndham Port, 917 nautical miles north of Darwin Port, and 706 nautical miles north of Lombok Strait; The port area is located on the north bank of a narrow bay, with four berths, including two southeast berths for ore export, with a total length of 679 meters. berth A has a water depth of 17.29 meters, and berth B has a water depth of 16.07 meters, both of which can accommodate ore ships of over 100000 tons. The loading efficiency on the dock is 6000 tons per hour; To the northwest of the ore terminal, there are two berths with a water depth of 10.7-11.2 meters for the import of general cargo and salt, serving the mine and also exporting nearby storage products; In addition, to the west of the harbor channel, there is a reverse "L" protruding embankment extending from FINUCARE Island to the east, with a top length of 177 meters and a water depth of 17 meters. It is used for loading and unloading bulk cargo and mining machines with an efficiency of 4500 tons per hour. This port is one of Australia's major mineral export ports.