Some 90 tons of medical equipment and medical supplies will be flown to Australia on three charter flights by China Eastern, according to Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.

The cargo throughput of Yantai port in East China's Shandong province reached 79 million tons in the first quarter of 2020.

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Iron ore futures opened higher Monday in daytime trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

Iron ore futures closed lower on Monday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The China Iron Ore Price Index (CIOPI) dropped slightly at the end of March from the previous month due to the decline in steel output, according to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) is introducing new measures at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia to combat the coronavirus.

Nationwide lockdowns and restrictions on activity to contain the Covid-19 pandemic could reduce the supply of iron ore in the seaborne market by around 18 million tonnes this year, according to mining company Vale.