Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Fall

Iron Ore

Iron ore exports from Port Hedland fell by 2.9 Mt from September to 36.5 Mt in October, down 1.0 Mt year-on-year, according to Port Authority data. This was primarily due to a 1.0 Mt annual drop in shipments to China, to 30.7 Mt. Nevertheless, exports in January-October were still up by 29.0 Mt on the same period in 2014 at 371.2 Mt.