Built from 1969 onwards and operated by the CBH Group, the facility consists of a jetty, two horizontal storages, three silos, and four open bulk heads.

However, the facility suffered constraints as it could not be enlarged and the harbour could not be deepened to accommodate the increasing size of bulk carriers.

The terminal set an early record of 78,507 tonnes (170 million pounds) shipped on an individual vessel from Western Australia, MV Bjorgholm, on 22 November 1979, which was not broken until 2014, when a ship carrying just 129 tonnes (280 thousand pounds) more left Esperance Port for Saudi Arabia.

[3] The grain terminal component was built on the eastern, landwards side of Rockingham Beach Road, with grain being conveyed underneath the road to the jetty on the western side, thereby maintaining public access to the beach.

[1][4] The jetty can accommodate bulk carriers up to a size of 75,000 tonnes (170 million pounds),[4] and, on average, processes 130 shipments per year.