Cyclone likely to miss Australian iron ore port: weather bureau

[WorldNews]

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's largest iron ore export terminal Port Hedland is likely to escape the worst of a tropical cyclone that is forming off the country's northwest coast, the weather bureau said on Wednesday. A tropical low is expected to form a cyclone over the next few hours and is on track to strike the coast on Thursday, just to the west of Port Hedland, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said. Tropical cyclones are frequent at this time of year and can disrupt loading operations at the port.

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