In January of this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by 3.3 percent month-on-month and increased by 7.2 percent year-on-year to 49,222,421 tons.
According to information released by the Port Hedland Port Authority, iron ore shipments from Port Hedland to China totaled 42.52 million tons this month, down one percent from the previous month and up 8.6 percent year-on-year. South Korea and Japan followed China in January, receiving 3.11 million tons and 2.12 million tons, respectively.
Port Hedland handles production at mines owned by BHP Billiton, Atlas Iron and Fortescue Metals Group in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.
