In January this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland decreased by 10.9 percent year on year to 100,000 metric tons, according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.
Meanwhile, in January China was the sole destination for manganese ore shipments from Port Hedland.
Port Hedland handles production from mines owned by BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Manganese in the manganese ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.