Rio Tinto iron ore shipments fall as cyclones hit Pilbara operations

Rio Tinto iron ore shipments fall as cyclones hit Pilbara operations

(Reuters) – Rio Tinto reported a 9% drop in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Wednesday, with 2025 Pilbara shipments now expected at the lower end of guidance after tropical cyclones battered Australia’s west coast and disrupted operations. The series of tropical cyclones in the first quarter had snarled activities at the Dampier port in the Pilbara region and affected Rio Tinto’s shipments. The company had earlier warned of total losses of 13…

Rio Tinto flags $150m hit amid decade low in iron ore exports

The four cyclones that hit the Pilbara iron ore district have left the miner with a significant repair bill and a weak start to the year, the company said.

Rio's Iron Ore Exports Fall to Six-Year Low Due to Cyclones

(Bloomberg) — Rio Tinto Group’s first-quarter iron ore shipments fell 9% from the year before to a six-year low, after tropical cyclones disrupted exports from its key Australian terminal.

Rio Tinto iron ore production slumps to lowest level in over half a decade

Major dry-cargo charterer’s iron ore activities were impacted by extreme weather in the first quarter

Extreme weather hits Rio bottom line

Allen Newton EXTREME weather has taken its toll on Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations. In a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange, Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm said the company’s overall performance had been solid despite the Pilbara iron ore shipments expected to be at the lower end of guidance. The seaborne supply of iron ore contracted by 3% year on year and into China fell 9% year on year because of extreme weather both i…