Oakajee Port

OPR has conducted a number of studies and prepared an initial layout for a deepwater port facility to service the growing iron ore industry in the mid-west.

The Oakajee site boasts a natural deep anchorage - one of very few such sites on the Western Australian coast – and the proposed port, once fully developed, will have the capacity to accommodate cape size vessels and fully laden panamax carriers to handle the identified demand of iron ore and other bulk commodities.

A comprehensive set of baseline marine studies has been in progress since October 2006. Other studies completed include port seismic survey, bathymetry and wave climate studies, on-shore geotechnical drilling and environmental impact surveys.

The state-of-the-art facilities at the proposed new Oakajee port will be designed to control dust. The development will complement the existing Geraldton port, with potential to reduce noise and dust impacts within the existing port area for the benefit of port users and local residents. 

The new facility will help generate increased business in the region and provide fair and equitable access to all iron ore producers.