In March this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 7.9 percent compared to February and were up eight percent year on year, totaling 39.5 million metric tons.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in March of the current year iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 32.5 million metric tons, rising by 11.8 percent compared to the previous month and up 4.3 percent year on year. Japan and South Korea followed China in March, receiving 2.57 million mt and 2.1 million mt respectively.
Port Hedland handles production from mines owned by BHP Billiton, Atlas Iron and Fortescue Metals Group in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.