With logistics constraints impacting project economics with billion-dollar implications, solving the ‘Distance Problem’ is now an industry-wide priority. By taking logistics off the critical path for delivering ore, floating ports reduce capital expenditure, mitigate risk, and allow revenue streams to be brought online sooner.

• Unprecedented capex growth in remote, poorly serviced, high-growth regions
• Multi-billion dollar developments dependent on inadequate logistics
• Existing ports and supply bases unable to economically service frontier E&D

National Ports floating port solution is designed to service the specific needs of the global mining and energy sector, particularly in high-growth regions where developments are increasingly remote or reliant on inadequate (often non-existent) shore-based facilities.

Iron Ore Remote Logistics & Critical Path

Most iron ore mines are located in geographically remote places and in most of the cases, have limited or non-existent port infrastructure.

Building a new port is very expensive, furthermore, environmental regulations and requirements are far-reaching and challenging.

Most iron ore bulk carriers require a draft of about 19 meters including clearance under the keel to berth, dredging is expensive and the cost increases exponentially when dredging hard materials.