Seaborne iron trade

By VCG Published: Jun 04, 2026 11:09 PM

A cargo ship unloads imported iron ore at a terminal at Qingdao Port in East China's Shandong Province on Thursday. From January to April, China imported a total of 418.587 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates, a year-on-year increase of 8.0 percent, industry data showed. Photo: VCG

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