Key Iron Ore Port Reopens as Australian Cyclone Moves Inland
- Port Hedland resumes operations after check of channel, berths
- Cyclone Ilsa made landfall overnight as a category 5 storm
Tropical cyclone Ilsa on April 14.
Source: CIRA/RAMMB
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The key iron ore export hub of Port Hedland reopened after the biggest cyclone to hit Western Australia in at least a decade made landfall, with a major gold mine lashed by destructive winds as the storm moved inland.
Port Hedland reopened at 11 a.m. local time Friday after an inspection of the channel and berths confirmed safe operations can resume, according to Pilbara Ports Authority. BHP Group and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. export iron ore from the harbor, which was closed on Thursday.