Port Hedland Port Authority Annual Report 2011 - Parliament of ...

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With a trade record of 199 million
tonnes for the year, the Port Hedland
Port Authority (PHPA) celebrated its
fortieth anniversary by almost doubling
the 2005 record when the PHPA became
the first Port in Australia to ship more
than 100 million tonnes in a single year.
Operational
The Utah Point Bulk Handling Facility
commissioned in September 2010
has proven to be a major success with
annualised throughput from January
to June 2011 running at 9.4Mtpa. Other
records to fall this year were the largest
single cargo uplift, broken in November
2010 when the MV Bao Fu took 241,896
tonnes and then bettered in June 2011 by
the MV Cape Infinity which took 247,858
tonnes. A record tonnage of 869,558
tonnes on a single tide occurred in
October 2010.
The PHPA has embraced world leading
technologies such as the Cavotec suction
mooring systems, Rotor Tugs, oil pollution
response equipment and shipping
management software which now form an
integral part of our future direction.
Financial
The PHPA’s tonnages have increased year
upon year for the last decade and this
has been reflected in the revenue moving
rapidly from $19 million in 2005 to $104
million for the current year.
The PHPA’s return on assets was 4.1%
which is set to improve as the Utah facility
reaches its full potential.
People
Following an organisational restructure in
2010, the general management structure
was divided into four business areas:
• Strategic Planning and Development;
• Port Operations;
• Corporate Services; and
• Risk and Governance.
The PHPA is confident that this structure
creates a sound basis for expected growth in
activity in the next five years. During the year
the PHPA workforce grew from 45 to 88.
“ THE Port
hedland
port
authority
celebrated
its 40 th
anniversary
with a
record
199 million
tonnes”