Exports fromthe world’s largest bulk export terminal surged to 36.1mt from 27.9mt in May2013, figures from the port authority show.

Shipments to China were a record 29.9mt in May up28% year-on-year. Shipments to China have surged 36% to 130.5mt in the firstfive months of 2014.

In the year-to-date iron ore exports from PortHedland reached 161mt, 34% higher than the same period in 2013, according toport data.

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