02 Aug 2019 / Port Hedland, Australia

New shipping control tower

A new high-technology shipping control tower has opened in the Port of Port Hedland - the world's largest bulk export port…

…The Hedland Tower - Integrated Marine Operations Centre - houses state-of-the-art vessel traffic control systems, equipment and emergency response facilities that will steer the safe and efficient movement of vessels through the harbour for the next 50 years…

…The Hedland Tower is one of three projects funded by the Port Improvement Rate (PIR), a temporary levy charged on vessels entering and exiting the harbour to fund capital improvements to sustain and improve safe long-term operation for all port users…

(For information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected])

Source: Extracts from Government of West Australia Media Statement (www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/) dated 30 July 2019

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