Northland Resources S.A. announced that the company will start loading its first vessel on February 9, 2013, for further shipment to end customer and partner Tata Steel UK Limited. The company's first shipment from the Port of Narvik is now fixed for loading of 40,000 tonnes of high grade iron ore concentrate for a customer in Europe. Loading is expected to commence on the February 9, 2013.

The results of analyses to date confirm that the quality produced is meeting the specifications, with Fe-content above the expected 69%. The cargo will be shipped by MV Star Norita to Tata Steel in the Netherlands where the product will be used in their pellet plant. The first shipment to Tata will be followed by regular shipments to customers in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.

Total shipments in 2013 are expected to amount to 1.5 million tonnes increasing to a rate of about 4 million tonnes per year, or 350,000 tonnes per month, by the third quarter of 2014.