Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China down more than 5% in Sept

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal, the world's biggest iron ore port, fell more than 5% in September from a month earlier, port data showed on Tuesday.

Shipments to China totaled 36.05 million tonnes in September, down from 38.Asian Metal Copyright05 million tonnes in September, down from 38.Asian Metal Copyright14 million tonnes in August, the Pilbara Ports Authority said.

Overall iron ore shipments totaled 41.97 million tonnes in September, down more 7% from 45.Asian Metal Copyright Overall iron ore shipments totaled 41.Asian Metal Copyright43 million tonnes in August.

Port Hedland is used by three of Australia's top four iron ore miners: BHP Group, Fortescue Metals Group and Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill.

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