# Port Walcott (AU PWL)

**UN/LOCODE:** AU PWL  
**Country:** Australia  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** -20.6500, 117.1833

Rio Tinto runs Port Walcott as a dedicated iron-ore outlet on the Pilbara coast of Western Australia, shipping the bulk of its output to steel mills in China, Japan and Korea. The Cape Lambert wharf stretches around three kilometres and loads Capesize and Valemax bulk carriers of up to 400,000 dwt across eight deepwater berths. The facility handles iron ore only — there are no container, breakbulk or RoRo services here. Loaded trains arrive over Rio Tinto's private heavy-haul railway from inland Pilbara mines, feeding the stockyards and shiploaders directly. For customs-cleared containerised freight to Western Australia, forwarders route through Fremantle, while Dampier and Port Hedland cover other regional bulk exports.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Sydney → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shanghai)
- [Sydney → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-shenzhen)
- [Sydney → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-guangzhou)
- [Sydney → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-hong-kong)
- [Sydney → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-tokyo)
- [Sydney → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/sydney-busan)

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