Dr Terry O’Brien AM, Executive Director, OMC International, writes:
Since 2015, OMC’s Dynamic Port Capacity Model for Port Hedland has shown that major channel improvements by Pilbara Port Authority (PPA), together with growth in the vessel fleet sizes and a number of other enhancements, have allowed the Inner Harbour cap to be increased to its current level of 617 million tonnes per annum.
With all miners exporting from Port Hedland currently seeking additional capacity, the question again arises as to whether to provide this by asking the miners to build an outer harbour, or can their increased demands be met by further expansion of the Inner Harbour capacity?
