In September this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 4.9 percent month on month and 0.7 percent year on year, totaling 48,904,062 mt.
According to the information released by Pilbara Ports, in the given month, iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 40.96 million mt, up 7.8 percent compared to the previous month but down 2.3 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in September, receiving 3.22 million mt and 2.01 million mt respectively.
On the other hand, iron ore shipments from Port Dampier in September increased by 5.7 percent month on month and 3.4 percent year on year to 13.53 million mt.
