In August this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 10.96 percent compared to July and were up 4.8 percent year on year, totaling 39.18 million metric tons.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in August of the current year iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 33.94 million metric tons, increasing by 15.1 percent compared to the previous month and up 5.96 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in July, receiving 2.33 million mt and 1.74 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.