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Australia's Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China jump 14 percent in December

A Komatsu truck being retrofitted with driverless Caterpillar Autohaul technology to make it an autonomous vehicle, sits in a shed at Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Chichester Hub for iron ore mining operations, which includes the Christmas Creek iron ore mine, in the Pilbara region, located south-east of the coastal town of Port Hedland in Western Australia, November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Melanie Burton

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 14 percent in December from a month earlier, port data released on Thursday showed.

Iron ore shipments to China from the world's biggest iron ore port totalled 37.4 million tonnes in December, compared with November's 32.9 million tonnes, the Pilbara Ports Authority said.

Port Hedland is used by three of Australia's top four iron ore miners, BHP Billiton <BHP.AX>, Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> and Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.

(Reporting by Colin Packham; editing by Richard Pullin)

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