In May this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 5.6 percent compared to April and were up by 3.4 percent year on year, totaling 47.78 million mt.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in May iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 43.18 million mt, rising by 11.5 percent compared to the previous month and were up by 14.1 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in May, receiving 2.28 million mt and 982,878 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.