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Port Hedland

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Port Hedland (AUPHE) is a sea port in Australia. What follows is what an exporter checks before booking: how the port handles cargo, what it requires on arrival, and who works there.

20.3194° S, 118.5722° E Open in OpenStreetMap

Agri-food handling

First port of entry
Yes
Quarantine and pratique
Yes
Container handling
No
Ro-ro handling
No

Port facts

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
14 m
Cargo pier depth
17.1 m
Anchorage depth
4.9 m
Maximum vessel length
340 m
Maximum vessel beam
60 m
Maximum vessel draft
11.8 m
Pilotage
Compulsory
Tugs
Yes
Cranes
mobile
Repairs
Major
Dry dock
None
Supplies
provisions, potable water

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150). A row is absent where the dataset records nothing for this port.