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Operating · Port & logistics
Port Hedland
The rail-unloading, stockyard, blending and shiploading end of Fortescue's integrated Pilbara supply chain.
- Product
- Hematite and magnetite logistics
- Location
- Herb Elliott Port Facility, Anderson Point, Port Hedland
- Traditional Country
- Kariyarra Country
- Opened
- First shipment May 2008
Site profile
How the operation fits Fortescue's system.
Operations
The Herb Elliott Port Facility can export more than 200 Mtpa. Hematite arrives by rail; Iron Bridge magnetite arrives through a slurry pipeline for dewatering and export.
Ownership
Fortescue-operated export infrastructure
Automation & technology
Battery-electric locomotives are being commissioned, while the HIVE in Perth remotely coordinates mine, rail and port activity using real-time operational data.
Workforce context
Port, rail, marine, train-control, stockyard, electrical, mechanical and shutdown teams keep the export chain moving around the clock.
Approximate regional coordinates only — not a site entrance, travel or navigation reference.
Financial context
Mine-level P&L is not publicly separated.
Fortescue's public reporting consolidates company and segment performance. It does not provide a complete profit-and-loss statement for Port Hedland as a standalone business. Use the parent profile for FY2026 earnings, cash flow, dividends and the live ASX market link.
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