In December last year, iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 2.3 percent month on month and by 4.5 percent year on year, totaling 47,613,601 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 41.75 million mt, up by 4.5 percent compared to the previous month and down by 2.7 percent year on year. South Korea and Japan followed China in December, receiving 2.80 million mt and 1.46 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.