port hedland defies claims mining is declining, page-2

Yesterday Port Headland reported rise in exports now Geralton Port reports record...........

Geraldton port breaks shipping record


ABC Rural
Jo Prendergast
Map: Geraldton 6530
Developing iron ore mines in Western Australia have caused a record number of tonnes to be exported through the Geraldton Port.

In the past financial year, more than 15 million tonnes of cargo was shipped from Geraldton, and nearly 11 million tonnes of that was iron ore.

Port chief executive Peter Klein says mining in the Mid West is changing the face of the once agricultural port.

"Our trade has jumped up 48 per cent over the last 12 months, so that 15.4 million tonnes that we achieved this year is five million tonnes more than we did the previous year of 10.4, and that's predominately as a result of Mount Gibson and Karara Mining and their increasing iron ore exports."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-04/geraldton-port/4797852