Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:32am GMT
SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) - Iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland, one of the world's largest export terminals, jumped 15 percent to 18.21 million tonnes in May from 15.88 million tonnes in April, data released by the port authority showed on Friday.
Shipments to China, the ports biggest destination, rose to 12.53 million tonnes in May from 11.21 million tonnes a month earlier.
BHP Billiton is the port's biggest user followed by Fortescue Metals Group Ltd . (Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Ed Davies, sourced Thomson Reuters)
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