SYDNEY, March 22 (Reuters) - Pilbara Ports Authority, which operates Australia's largest iron ore export terminal, on Wednesday said it had closed its Dampier port due to bad weather, but the main port of Hedland remained open.
The authority said it had activated a cyclone response procedure due to a weak tropical low developing north of Pilbara. All vessels would be cleared from its Dampier port, while Port Hedland and Ashburn remained open for now.
Port Hedland is the world's biggest iron ore export terminal and ships tens of millions of tonnes of ore to China every month.