Pilbara Ports

It was a noteworthy November 📝 Pilbara Ports achieved a total monthly throughput of 67 million tonnes in November 2024. That’s a 9% increase compared to November 2023 🤯 This includes: 👉 63.2 Mt of iron ore exports 👉 314,000 tonnes of imports 👉 2.2 Mt of LNG exports You can learn more about our monthly shipping statistics here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Ddl3eS

The community awards season has come to a close for another year! Pilbara Ports is proud to have recently sponsored the following awards as part of our Community Investment Framework: 🏆 Karratha & Districts Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2024 Business Excellence Awards - Apprentice/Trainee of the Year - Ely Skeen from Winyama Contracting Group 🏆 Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce Inc 2024 Business Excellence Awards - Excellence in Leading with Innovation - Emotional Etchings 🏆 City of Karratha Community Sports Awards - Coach of the Year – Briana Crisp 🏆 Town of Port Hedland Community Sports Awards - Sporting Group of the Year - Port Hedland Game Fishing Club Congratulations to all the award winners and finalists! You can find out more about our Community Investment Framework on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZTQSlY

The dream S-TEAM ✨💙 Last month, we were part of the STEAM Fest 2024 at Hedland Senior High School. Some of our harbour masters, engineers, marine pilots, mapping specialists, ICT and environment employees attended to explain their work to students and other community members Our interactive harbour display table was a hit, showcasing the importance of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) skills within the maritime industry. A massive thank-you to all our staff who participated! 🧑🏫🌊

Coming in to land! 🚁🚢🌊 Every time a vessel visits the Port of Port Hedland, a highly trained Marine Pilot is on board to navigate it safely in and out of the Port. The Port has a challenging, tidally constrained marine channel and Marine Pilots play a crucial role in ensuring the safe, efficient and effective running of Pilbara Ports operations. Check out the footage below of a Marine Pilot landing on a large bulk carrier, ready to bring it safely into port.

Pilbara Ports is seeking Expressions of Interest to lease community areas that will be available at the new Seafarers Centre in Port Hedland’s West End. Construction of the new Seafarers Centre is expected to begin next year. 🍽️ One lease area includes a multi-purpose facility on the ground floor, with a commercial kitchen and servery area. 📋 The other lease area is a conference or multi-purpose function room located on the first floor, which includes a storage area and restroom facilities. If you are interested in contributing to the ongoing growth of this unique development, submit a response via TendersWA here 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZzF5c6

And just like that, the Spoilbank Marina is complete! 💚🎉🥳 The Premier of Western Australia Hon Roger Cook was joined by the Hedland community as he officially opened the Spoilbank Marina this evening. The opening of the marina marks a major milestone for the Pilbara region. You can read the full media release here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Z3g4og It has been a long journey, and we are so proud of the hard work that our project teams have put in. We couldn’t have done it without them! Check out the photos below from the awesome opening event, organised by the Town of Port Hedland.

At the 2024 Safe Ships Safe Ports Forum, we caught up with Peter Rouch and Sue Dight from The Mission to Seafarers following Peter’s presentation about their invaluable work. We chatted seafarer welfare, port safety and our upcoming project – the new Seafarers Centre in Port Hedland!

Calling all Pilbara businesses 📢📢 Are you interested in working on the Lumsden Point project? We are encouraging head contractors to provide opportunities to local businesses within the Pilbara. Sub-contracting opportunities will occur throughout the project and include: 👉Civil works 👉Building services 👉Electrical and communications 👉Plumbing 👉Concreting Businesses can register their details here 👉 https://bit.ly/4eM3Mqi.

To recognise the significance of the Aboriginal values within the Port of Dampier, located on Murujuga country, we have proudly renamed two of our existing port roads. Our First Nations Engagement team worked with Mardudhunera Elder and Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) Assistant Ranger Service Manager Peter Cooper to identify local Aboriginal names that represent marine fauna present in the waters. Vitenbergs Drive 👉 Bilangara Drive Bilangara, pronounced bil-an-ga-ra, comes from the Ngarluma language and means manta ray. Lewis Court 👉 Yirraman Court Yirraman, pronounced yirra-man, comes from the Mardudhunera language and means deep sea mullet. If you are interested in learning more about the significance of Murujuga, take a look at the World Heritage application, submitted by MAC on behalf of the Traditional Custodians of Murujuga with the support of the Australian Government 👉 https://bit.ly/4fFZOR9

Countdown to launch 🚀 Come and join us next Friday, 29 November at 4:30 pm, as the Premier of Western Australia Hon Roger Cook officially opens the Spoilbank Marina as part of a whole-of-community celebration event! The event will feature: 🎨 A public art tour 🎶 Live music 🍿 Local food vendors and pop-up bar 🎉 Kids dress up competition & more! Check out our latest (and last 😮) aerial images of the marina. We are so excited to share all of the hard work with the community. 🤗 For more information on the event visit the Town of Port Hedland’s website 👉 https://bit.ly/3CMOT9B