Subscribe to RSS feedCoal export demand returning to Queensland ports
The port of Abbot Point set a monthly tonnage record in June, exporting almost 1.66m tonnes of coal in a reflection of improving export numbers for other Queensland ports.
Strong growth for the port of Abbot Point
The throughput at Abbot Point surpassed the previous mark set in December 2002 when the port loaded just under 1.55m tonnes.
The port loaded 21 ships last month, in what the newly-formed Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation saw as a good sign of future demand.
Work continues at the port to boost capacity to 50mtpa from 2011.
Meanwhile, the ports corporation said that coal exports from port of Hay Point had also been on the increase in the first six months of 2009.
The two terminals, Hay Point Coal Services and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), collectively shipped 7.29m tonnes in June, down from 7.68m tonnes in May.
However, both ports have seen considerable improvement on their overall tonnage numbers since January.
According to individual statistics from the ports corporation, DBCT exported 4.6m tonnes in May, its best monthly tonnage since October.
The neighbouring Hay Point terminal saw volumes steady at just over 3m tonnes in May, down slightly from April, but still the best two back-to-back months since August and September.
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