In March this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 45,953 metric tons, down by 8.1 percent compared to the same month of 2016, according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority. In February, there had not been any manganese ore exported via Port Hedland.
Meanwhile, in March China was the sole destination for manganese ore shipments from Port Hedland.
Port Hedland handles production from mines owned by BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Manganese in the manganese ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.