In September this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland amounted to 175,000 metric tons, increasing by 141.7 percent year on year and by 44.7 percent month on month according to the monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.
Meanwhile, in the given month 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.