Australia's Port Hedland China iron ore exports up 2.8 pct in Sept

Australia’s Port Hedland China iron ore exports up 2.8 pct in Sept — port

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Port Hedland is the second largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and the world’s largest bulk-export terminal. (Image courtesy of The Western Australian Land Information Authority)

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia’s Port Hedland terminal rose 2.8 percent to 36.7 million tonnes in September from 35.7 million tonnes in August, port data released on Thursday showed.

Overall, September iron ore shipments from the world’s biggest export terminal for the steelmaking raw material increased to 43.4 million tonnes from 42.8 million in August, according to the Pilbara Ports Authority.