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| Port of Port Hedland | |
|---|---|
 View of the harbour at Port Hedland, looking west from the public jetty towards the bulk carrier Shagang Haili, berthed at Finucane Island, April 2012. | |
 Location of Port Hedland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Port Hedland, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 20°19.0′S 118°34.5′E / 20.3167°S 118.5750°E |
| UN/LOCODE | AUPHE[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Operated by | Pilbara Ports Authority |
| Type of harbour | Seaport |
| No. of berths | 19 |
| Draft depth | 19.8 m |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 3,281 (2021/22) |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 561 million tonnes (2021/22) |
| Website Pilbara Ports Authority | |
Port Hedland is one of the largest iron ore loading ports in the world and the largest in Australia. In 2022, it had the largest bulk cargo throughput in Australia. With the neighboring ports of Port Walcott and Dampier, Port Hedland is one of three major iron ore exporting ports in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[2]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (AU) - AUSTRALIA". www.unece.org. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Annual Report 2022 Pilbara Port Authority