A total of 34.4mt was shipped from the Queensland facility in November, some 3.1mt down on the record levels seen in October.

The month-over-month decline can be attributed to an 8% drop in volumes bound for China.

However, November’s volumes were still 6.4mt, or 23%, above the level seen in the corresponding month last year.

Year-to-date exports from Port Hedland stand at 376.6mt,