CommoditiesUnions inform BHP of 8-hour walkout plan as company seeks further talksPort Hedland is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. © ReutersSOPHIE MAKJuly 10, 2026 17:48 JSTSYDNEY -- Unions representing workers at the world's largest iron ore bulk export port in Australia are vowing a brief strike they say could potentially cost resource major BHP tens of millions of dollars and delay exports destined for steel mills in China, Japan and South Korea.