In September this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by 3.5 percent compared to September 2018 and were down by 7.6 percent as compared to August, totaling 41.97 million mt.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in September iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 36.05 million mt, decreasing by 5.5 percent compared to the previous month and down by 3.6 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in September, receiving 3.2 million mt and 1.72 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.