Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports in March

Iron Ore

A fall in shipments to China and Japan contributed to a 0.4 Mt year-on-year drop in iron ore exports from Port Hedland in March to 39.1 Mt, port authority data show. Nevertheless, despite annual declines in shipments in both February and March, strong growth in January meant 1q17 exports to all destinations were still up by 5.1 Mt on the same period last year at 115.1 Mt.