Fortescue Metals Group saw iron ore shipments for the second quarter remain largely unchanged from a year ago.

The world’s fourth-largest iron ore exporter shipped 42.2m in the three months to 31 December 2015, figures released Tuesday show.

However, the second quarter figures marked a 4% decline on the first quarter when the Australian miner was able to ship 43.8mt.

The company said it was still expecting to shipments of between 165 to 170mt for the full-year, subject to wet season impacts.

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