In September this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 27.67 percent year on year and were down 1.04 percent month on month, totaling 20.01 million metric tons, according to Port Hedland Port Authority.
According to the released information, iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 15.13 million metric tons in September, increasing by 5.8 percent compared to August of the current year and up 39.75 percent year on year. South Korea was the second largest export destination for iron ore shipments from Port Hedland, with shipments totaling 2.07 million metric tons - up 72.09 percent year on year and down 21.8 percent from August. South Korea was followed by Japan, with iron ore exports at 1.71 millon metric tons, down 32.6 percent year on year and 29.75 percent month on month.
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.