In January this year, iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 0.9 percent compared to December last year and were up 30.25 percent year on year, totaling 36.77 million metric tons.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in January of the current year iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 30.15 million metric tons, decreasing by 1.6 percent compared to the previous month and up 29.3 percent year on year. Japan and South Korea followed China in January, receiving 2.44 million mt and 2.85 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.