In August this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 111,660 metric tons, rising by 1.3 percent compared to July and up by 4.8 percent compared to the same month of 2017, according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.
Meanwhile, in August 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.