SHANGHAI, Dec 19 (SMM) - SMM statistics showed that the global iron ore shipments totalled 34.53 million mt in the week ending December 16, an increase of 13.3% week-on-week.

The four major mining companies shipped a combined 24.88 million mt of iron ore last week, an increase of 3.08 million mt from a week earlier.

Iron ore arrivals at Chinese ports dropped 11% on a weekly basis to 24.3 million mt last week.




