GROWTH

The current estimated growth target for the Port of Port Hedland is 577mtpa with a stretch target of 700mtpa.

According to ACIL Allen’s An Economic Study of the Port of Port Hedland, enabling the Port to grow over the next ten years will deliver approximately 5338 jobs across the State and 1500 jobs in the Pilbara region year on year to 2026/27.

It would also mean:

• $1.2 billion a year for the Pilbara region
• The State would receive $2.4 billion a year.
• The national economy would receive $3.7 billion a year