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Operational Site

Port Hedland

Our purpose-built rail and port facilities in Kariyarra Country deliver iron ore to customers around the globe.

Operational Site Data

  • Location

    Australia

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  • Status

    Operational

Fortescue wholly owns and operates the large-scale rail and port operations that transport iron ore from our Pilbara mine sites.

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Heavy Haul Railway

Our heavy haul railway covers 760 km of track – from our operations at Christmas Creek, Cloudbreak, Solomon and Eliwana to Port Hedland - and is one of the fastest heavy haul lines in the world.

Each of our 17 trains carries around 35,000 tonnes of iron ore across the Pilbara.

Herb Elliott Port Facility

Our Herb Elliott Port Facility at Anderson Point is capable of safely and efficiently exporting more than 190Mtpa of iron ore to customers around the world.

Designed to complement our port infrastructure, our fleet of eight 260,000 tonne capacity Fortescue Ore Carriers delivers approximately 10 per cent of our total shipping requirements.

Decarbonisation at Port Hedland

Our decarbonisation journey is well advanced at Port Hedland, with green rail and shipping operations underway.
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    Ammonia-Powered Rail

    In FY24, a dual-fuelled prototype ammonia-powered locomotive completed its rail trials. This technology forms part of our rail decarbonisation program, which will eliminate over 85 million litres of diesel per year.

  • Battery-Electric Rail

    Two battery-electric locomotives have been prototyped and are currently undergoing trials on our mainline rail. By 2027 these trains will be in production, on track for our zero emissions rail solutions to be in place by 2030.

  • Green Shipping

    Fortescue has successfully created the world’s first green ammonia-powered shipping vessel, The Green Pioneer. Our ambition is to convert all of our shipping and towage vessels to green fuel systems by 2030 as part of our zero emissions target.

Zero Emissions by 2030

Real Zero is our plan to eliminate all emissions across our operations, without voluntary carbon offsets. For the benefit of our planet, our shareholders, and future generations.

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Global Operations

Our Metals business includes iron ore operations in the Pilbara and exploration projects across the globe, spanning sites from Australia to Latin America and Gabon.

Our Operations