Rio Tinto Group’s iron ore shipments could take a further hit this quarter after operations at two ports in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were hampered by tropical cyclones.

The Rio Tinto logo is displayed above the global mining group's booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has begun clearing ships from two Western Australian ports due to high seas as a result of tropical cyclones Tahliah and Vince,

Rio Tinto , said on Tuesday it had begun clearing iron ore ships from two Western Australian ports as two tropical cyclones offshore swell seas and complicate its efforts to repair infrastructure damaged by a previous cyclone last month.

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, warned shipments of the steelmaking material will be impacted this quarter after a tropical cyclone in Australia’s northwest damaged a port facility.

Two tropical cyclones off the coast of Western Australia have complicated Rio Tinto’s efforts to repair infrastructure damaged by a previous cyclone last month. The company said on Tuesday it had begun clearing iron ore ships from two Western Australian ports as the cyclones swell seas,