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Ports still closed in wake of cyclone Ului

Coal terminals in north Queensland remain closed after ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului dumped more than 350 millimetres of rain on the region.

North Queensland Bulk Ports staff are inspecting the Dalrymple Bay terminal, south of Mackay, and the Abbot Point terminal near Bowen, south of Townsville, but no major damage has been reported.

Mining company BMA says operations at its South Walker Creek mine near Nebo in the state's Central Highlands region will resume tomorrow.

The chief executive of North Queensland Bulk Ports, Brad Fish, says they do not know yet when the ports will reopen.

"The harbour masters will make the decisions on reopening the ports and we'd expect that to happen over the next day or so," he said.

"It's not critical though because the shipping has left the port anyway at the present time, so it'll be a day or two before shipping is back in port."

- ABC

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