In April this year, coal exports from Australian ports Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), Abbot Point and Gladstone located in the state of Queensland were down by 12.4 percent year on year and decreased by 18.8 percent month on month to 13.7 million mt, according to data released by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and Gladstone Ports Corporation.
In particular, coal exports from the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) in the given month totaled 4.88 million mt, down 8.1 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in April the shipments from Hay Point decreased by 30.7 percent year on year to 2.14 million mt, while shipments from Abbot Point amounted to 2.34 million mt, down 17.3 percent year on year. In addition, exports of coal from Gladstone Port decreased by 1.7 percent compared to the same month of 2024 to 4.39 million mt in April.
In April, supplies from Gladstone to Japan accounted for 30.7 percent of the total exports, while India, Vietnam and China accounted for 18.2 percent, 13.1 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively.
In the meantime, total coal shipments from the ports in question in the January-April period of the current year amounted to 55.47 million mt, SteelOrbis has learned.
