In March this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 0.4 percent year on year to 106,400 metric tons, according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.
Meanwhile, in March this year Port Hedland shipped manganese ore to China and Vietnam.
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.