SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - World No. 2 iron ore miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc <RIO.AX><RIO.L> declared force majeure on some of its iron ore shipments after an accident involving a rail car damaged one of five ore dumpers at an Australian port, the company said on Wednesday.
'Rio Tinto Iron Ore has advised its customers of this incident under its force majeure provisions,' it said.
'While the damage assessment and repair programme is underway rail and shipping schedules will be amended to minimize any capacity loss,' it said.
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'Rio Tinto Iron Ore has advised its customers of this incident under its force majeure provisions,' it said.
'While the damage assessment and repair programme is underway rail and shipping schedules will be amended to minimize any capacity loss,' it said.
(Reporting by James Regan, Editing by Peter Blackburn) Keywords: RIOTINTO IRON ORE/ tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomsonreuters.com wj COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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