Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland down 5.5 percent in July from June

Iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland, one of the world's largest export terminals, decreased to 17.53 million mt in July, down 5.5 percent compared to 18.55 million mt in June, according to Reuters.
 
In the given month, iron ore shipments to China were 12.62 million mt down nine percent from 13.88 million mt in June.