Iron ore shipments to China via Port Hedland steady in Nov

The volume of iron ore shipped to China from Port Hedland, the top iron ore dispatch terminal in Western Australia, was largely stable on month at 42.1 million tonnes in November, though it was higher by 5.5% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA).

Chinese buyers have been active in purchasing iron ore during the past few months despite a slowdown in the country's crude steel output, Mysteel Global notes. The country's monthly iron ore imports from all sources exceeded 110 million tonnes over November, according to the customs data. With the cumulative