In November this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by one percent compared to October and were up 9.7 percent year on year, totaling 41.15 million metric tons.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in November of the current year iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 33.67 million metric tons, falling by 3.9 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 5.5 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in November, receiving 3.98 million mt and 1.8 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.