In June 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 up by 9.8 percent year on year and increased by 26.9 percent month on month to 19.62 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 6.42 million mt, up five percent year on year. Meanwhile, in June the shipments from Hay Point increased by 41.2 percent year on year to 4.22 million mt, while shipments from Abbot Point amounted to 2.64 million mt, down 9.3 percent year on year. In addition, exports of coal from Gladstone Port increased by 8.5 percent compared to the same month of 2024 to 6.33 million mt in June.
In June, supplies from Gladstone to Japan accounted for 27.9 percent of the total exports, while India, South Korea and China accounted for 24.8 percent, 13.4 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively.
In the meantime, total coal shipments from the ports in question in the January-June period of the current year amounted to 90.55 million mt, SteelOrbis has learned.
Coal exports from Queensland - June 2025
