In September of the current year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland rose by 5.7 percent compared to August and were up 45.6 percent year on year, totaling 28.9 million metric tons.
According to the information released by the Port Authority, in September iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 23 million metric tons, increasing by 3.2 percent compared to August and up 51.8 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. South Korea and Japan followed China in September this year with 2.9 million mt and 2.22 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.