Following the construction of the new land backed berths in 1964, 1965 and 1972, the Deepwater Jetty underwent minor changes to modify it for its role as the tanker berth. It was from this function that the jetty became known as the ‘Tanker’ jetty.

The shortened jetty length of 2198ft (670m) refers to the length of the remaining jetty following the demolition of a 200m section in the 1980s resulting in a small detached section remaining extant at the head of the jetty which became known as the ‘island’. This was removed on 14th June 2015.

Berth No. 2 was opened by Premier John Tonkin on 5th May. It was 213m long, depth alongside 14m, maximum Length Overall 225m, and a draft of 13.2m alongside.

In November 1971, following the discovery of rich nickel deposits, work commenced on converting the 640 km line from Leonora to Esperance including 90 km of track on a new alignment. The work was completed in September 1974.

A 3km pipeline was installed from Berth 2 to the fuel tank farm, located near the Tanker Jetty.

The (13,185 grt, 171m, built 1968) ‘BP Enterprise’ is the last ship to berth at the Deepwater Jetty on 14th April

At 12:30 am on 12th July a loud sonic boom startled local residents as the American NASA space vehicle, Skylab re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, crashing in the Esperance area. Some locals had the opportunity to collect future valuable wreckage souvenirs. The Esperance Shire issued a litter fine of $400 which NASA never paid. In April 1999 a Californian radio DJ raised funds from his listeners and paid NASA’s bill.

Esperance Port Authority Lands Act 1979 - An Act to validate certain transactions relating to land entered into by the Esperance Port Authority established under the Esperance Port Authority Act, 1968-1976, to authorise the Esperance Port Authority to dispose of certain land held by it and for incidental purposes. – was assented to 27 November 1979.

Bandy Creek Boat Harbour is located at the confluence of Bandy Creek and the ocean in Esperance Bay. The harbour was constructed by the Public Works Department, opened in November 1983. Managed and operated by the Department of Transport with input from the Bandy Creek Maritime Advisory Committee. It is a small harbour that caters for commercial fishing vessels, marine tourism and pleasure craft

The new Esperance Port Authority Office complex was opened by the Premier, Hon. Brian Burke, MLA on 17th November. Builders were Jaxon Constructions Pty Ltd.

Besides the EPA staff, other tenants are The Departments of: Industrial Development, Fisheries & Wildlife and Marine & Harbours, also Australian Customs & Excise.

During berthing of the tanker Australian Spirit on 9th December, an engine failure occurred resulting in the vessel striking the junction of berths 1 and 2.

21 metres of concrete fender beam and deck and 9 damaged piles were removed and replaced at a cost of more than $2 million.

In 1988–1989: 1,400,000 m3 of spoil was removed. The harbour basin was deepened by 2m to 12.8m, channel entrance widened by 70m and a 100m long spur groyne was constructed on the offshore side of the breakwater.