In July this year, iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 15.8 percent month on month and went up by 6.5 percent year on year, totaling 45,969,289 mt.
According to the information released by Port Hedland Port Authority, in the given month, iron ore shipments made from Port Hedland to China amounted to 39.02 million mt, down by 20.6 percent compared to the previous month and up by 14.4 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in July, receiving 3.1 million mt and 2.07 million mt, respectively.
On the other hand, iron ore shipments from Port Dampier this July decreased by 6.6 percent month on month and were up by 3.6 percent year on year to 12.03 million mt.