Pilbara ports evacuate on cyclone warning

Monday 19 January 2015

From Pilbara Ports:

Due to a Tropical Low tracking towards the Pilbara region, Pilbara Ports Authority has begun evacuation procedures at both the ports of Port Hedland and Dampier.

Anchorage evacuation commenced Monday morning (19 January 2015) at both ports. Both ports expect berth evacuation to be complete by Monday evening (19 January 2015).

It looks pretty minor, disruption should be brief:

About the author

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.