PORT OF ESPERANCE — IRON ORE CAPACITY
172. Hon
COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for
Ports:
I refer to current iron ore export
capacity at the Port of Esperance.
(1) How many
tonnes of iron ore are projected to be exported through the Port of Esperance
for the financial years 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24?
(2) What is the current in-loading
capacity for iron ore at the port?
(3) What is the current out-loading
capacity for iron ore at the port?
(4) What is the total iron ore
storage capacity at the port?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Current
forecasts are: 2021–22, nine million tonnes per annum; 2022–23,
eight million tonnes per annum; and 2023–24, 11 million tonnes per
annum.
(2) It is 11 million tonnes per
annum.
(3) It is 3.16 million tonnes per
annum.
(4) It is 610 000 tonnes.