Australia’s largest iron ore loading port, Hedland, exported 43.3 million mt of iron ore in November, up 9.9% year on year.
Exports from the port -- one of the largest iron ore ports in the world -- were up 2.65% from October, according to data released Friday by the Pilbara Ports Authority.
China received the majority of iron ore exports at 36.9 million mt, up 12% on the year and up 2.6% from the previous month.
The port also exported 3.6 million mt to South Korea during the month, down 2.2% on the year and 6.4% lower than in October.
Exports to Japan rose 75% year on year to 1.9 million mt, up 17% from the previous month.
The remainder went to Indonesia (555,862 mt), Taiwan (293,095 mt) and Malaysia (77,000 mt).
The port shipped 468.3 million mt of iron ore over January-November, 0.9% lower than a year before.
January-November exports to China totaled 395.3 million mt, up 2.7% on the year, while shipments to South Korea were 39.2 million mt, down 17% on the year, and to Japan were 21.3 million mt, up 5.3%.
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