The reopening of Aurizon Holdings Ltd’s Blackwater rail line, a key link between coking coal mines and export ports in cyclone-hit northeast Australia, will be delayed after suffering more water damage than expected, according to a source.
The Blackwater line was scheduled to re-open later this week and start replenishing global coking coal supplies after Cyclone Debbie hit the state of Queensland and disrupted haulage operations. The system transported more than 60-million tonnes of coal last year and services mines operated by BHP Billiton , Glencore PLC and Sojitz Corp, among others.
