Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has delivered a total monthly throughput of 49 million tonnes (Mt) for the month of April.The port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 36Mt, an increase of 0.5Mt or 1% from the same month in 2014.
Iron ore exports for the month totalled 35.3Mt an increase of 0.5Mt or 2% from the same month in 2014.Imports totalled 151,000 tonnes, a decrease of 35,000 tonnes or 19% from the previous year.
The Port of Dampier delivered a total monthly throughput of 13.1Mt, a slight decrease of 1.4Mt or 10% from the previous year.Imports totalled 78,000 tonnes, an increase of 24,000 tonnes or 44% from the same month in 2014