In January this year, iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 3.3 percent month on month and increased by 7.2 percent year on year, totaling 49,222,421 mt.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in the given month, iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 42.52 million mt, down by one percent compared to the previous month and up by 8.6 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in January, receiving 3.11 million mt and 2.12 million mt, respectively.
On the other hand, iron ore shipments from Port Dampier in January decreased by 28.6 percent month on month and by 18.3 percent year on year to 9.79 million mt.