In July this year, iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 5.7 percent compared to June and were up by 5.9 percent year on year, totaling 46.92 million 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 40.45 million mt, declining by 8.6 percent compared to the previous month and rising by 4.8 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in July, receiving 3.20 million mt and 2.05 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.