Port Hedland

SURFACE

BHP's battery-electric locos hit Port Hedland

The delivery has been years in the making

14 November 2025

ENVIRONMENT

Cat 5 Cyclone Zelia descends on Pilbara

Australia's largest iron ore ports shut, as cyclone landfall due on Friday 14 with 320km/h winds

13 February 2025

OPERATIONS

Weir opens new service centre in Pilbara

Centre in Port Hedland is the company’s 16th in Australia

07 June 2024

MANAGEMENT

BHP plans wind fence at Port Hedland

Project is part of the BHP's Pilbara Air Quality Program.

15 January 2021

MANAGEMENT

Mammoet bringing it in for South Flank

Transporter delivering planned mine's first heavy components

09 December 2019

MANAGEMENT

FMG stays local for Port Hedland fleet maintenance

Fortescue awards maintenance contract to three Port Hedland-based contractors, creating new jobs

01 April 2019

MANAGEMENT

Minimal damage to Pilbara operations from Veronica

The port of Port Hedland is slowly returning to normal operations and Dampier port has reopened

27 March 2019

MANAGEMENT

Runaway iron ore train prompts BHP to suspend rail ops

Driverless train incident now subject of ATSB probe

07 November 2018

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