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Shipping industry baulks at extra fees at Port Hedland for iron ore — Australia’s most important export – ABC News
A buyback of dust-affected home in the Pilbara town of Port Hedland will be funded through a levy on every iron ore export out of the town.
Ship operators who carry Australia’s lucrative iron ore exports from Western Australia’s Pilbara region have baulked at new charges aimed at solving nearby dust pollution problems.
Key points:
- Shipping Australia has slammed new iron ore export charges as “breathtakingly outrageous”
- The Pilbara Ports Authority is imposing a $13,450 fee on each major iron ore export to help fund a buyback of dust-affected homes in Port Hedland
- Port Hedland is the world’s biggest bulk export port, through which 46.5…
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