Australia’s largest iron ore export hub, Port Hedland, was temporarily shut down over the weekend as tropical cyclone Sean developed off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia.
The Pilbara Ports Authority ordered all the bulk carriers to leave the port by 6 p.m. local time on Saturday.
Severe rain and the merging of two tropical weather systems into a cyclone led to the closure of one of the world’s largest iron ore export hubs.
Other ports in the region,...