Report: Iron ore arrivals up 12% in early Feb

A total of 77 vessels with 11.79 million mt of iron ore are expected to arrive at China’s main ports during February 2-8. This is up from 10.56 million mt seen during January 26-February 1, SMM learned. 

Iron ore exports from Australia are expected at 13.8 million mt during the seven-day period, down from 14.61 million mt seen in the previous week. Shipments from Brazil during February 2-8 are also expected to be slightly lower, at 7.06 million mt.

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