Port Hedland Mar iron ore shipments to China up 19% MoM

Iron ore exports to China from Port Hedland, the top iron ore terminal in Western Australia, recovered by 7.4 million tonnes or by 19.4% from February’s low to total around 38.1 million tonnes in March, according to the latest statistics from the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) on April 12. But last month’s tonnage was still 2.3 million tonnes or 5.7% down on year, the data showed.

In total, iron ore dispatched worldwide through Hedland last month followed a similar trend, with the volume also recovering by 19.7% on month. The global despatch volume was largely stable at 46.7 million tonnes, only inching down by 0.1% on year. After China, South Korea and Japan continued to rank