In November this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased 12.75 percent month on month and were up by 68.2 percent year on year, totaling 141,190 metric tons, according to Port Hedland Port Authority.
According to the released information, China was the only export destination for manganese ore shipments from Port Hedland in November, with shipments to China increasing 33.6 percent compared to October this year and up 327.8 percent year on year.
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.