In August this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by seven percent compared to August 2018 and were up by 11 percent as compared to July, totaling 45.43 million mt.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in August iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 38.14 million mt, rising by 10.5 percent compared to the previous month and up by seven percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in August, receiving 4.10 million mt and 2.25 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.