In January this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by 12.9 percent month on month to 88,000 metric tons, up by 44 percent compared to the same month of 2018, according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.
Meanwhile, in January this year manganese ore shipments made from Port Hedland to Indonesia amounted to 55,000 metric tons, while no shipment was made to China in the given month.
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.
