Simandou contributed 1.0Mt, with Ashapura adding 0.2Mt. For Simandou, this marks an important operational milestone on the path toward a 4Mt/month run-rate. The key question now is whether this level can be sustained, rather than remaining a one-off jump.
Two Capesize are currently loading at Simandou, with a third expected this week, pointing to exports of roughly 0.6Mt/week from Simandou alone in the current week.
Separately, another Capesize has arrived in Konta to load Ashapura ore, though the vessel is expected to remain there for several weeks.
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