In August this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 12.9 percent compared to July and were down 0.3 percent year on year, totaling 42.77 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 35.66 million metric tons, rising by 11.3 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 0.6 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in August, receiving 3.42 million mt and 1.79 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.