Port Hedland iron ore exports show first year-on-year dip in 2018

摘要

Iron ore export volumes from Western Australia's Port Hedland fell year-on-year for the first time this year in August.The port shipped 42.44 million tonnes of the steelmaking raw material last month, down by 0.8% from a year earlier, according to data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority on Monday September 10.August's shipments were 4.3% higher than July's 5-month low figure of 40.7 million tonnes, however.