BHP plans face squeeze at port
BHP Billiton’s ambitious plans to boost production to 290 million tonnes may reach a snag at the Port Hedland port. It is only allocated 240 million tonnes of capacity.
BHP Billiton ’s ambitious plans to boost production to 290 million tonnes may reach a snag at Port Hedland.
The miner is allocated only 240 million tonnes of channel capacity but plans to ship the additional 50 million tonnes through the use of opportunistic unallocated port capacity, something that may prove problematic as the port becomes busier.
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