Coal shipments exported from Australia fell by 0.69% in Sep’18 on a month-to-month basis, as per the vessel line-up data compiled by CoalMint Research.
Australian coal exports totaled 30.94 MnT in the month of Sep’18, against 31.16 MnT in Aug’18.
Source: Vessel Line-up Data, CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
On a year-on-year basis, Australia’s Sep’18 coal exports have decreased by 2.29% in comparison to 31.67 MnT of exports in Sep’17.
Major Coal Importers:
Japan remained the largest receiver of Australian coal in Sep’18, followed by China, India and South Korea— these four nations together accounted for nearly three-fourths of Australia’s total coal shipments during the month under review.
However, Japanese coal import from Australia fell by 13.7% to 8.69 MnT in Sep’18, compared with 10.07 MnT in Aug’18.
Chinese coal import from Australia rose by 10.3% to 7.51 MnT in Sep’18, compared with 6.81 MnT in Aug’18.
India replaced South Korea to become the third-largest Australian coal importer during the month of Sep’18.
Indian coal import from Australia, however, decreased by 7.1% to 3.60 MnT in Sep’18, compared with 3.87 MnT in Aug’18.
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
The following table provides a more detailed breakup of the importing countries.
| Country | Sep’18 | Aug’18 | Change |
| Japan | 8,685,845 | 10,066,300 | -13.71% |
| China | 7,512,297 | 6,813,856 | 10.25% |
| India | 3,597,386 | 3,870,337 | -7.05% |
| South Korea | 3,399,489 | 3,985,308 | -14.70% |
| Taiwan | 3,081,678 | 2,696,176 | 14.30% |
| Vietnam | 917,346 | 411,235 | 123.07% |
| Netherlands | 552,150 | 172,400 | 220.27% |
| Indonesia | 543,153 | 317,859 | 70.88% |
| Malaysia | 361,248 | 455,207 | -20.64% |
| Brazil | 238,598 | 420,527 | -43.26% |
| South Africa | 230,550 | 148,507 | 55.25% |
| Turkey | 169,660 | 90,350 | 87.78% |
| Thailand | 156,500 | 177,102 | -11.63% |
| Sweden | 75,000 | 150,000 | -50.00% |
| Hong Kong | 71,500 | 128,000 | -44.14% |
| Philippines | 71,500 | 71,500 | 0.00% |
| Chile | 33,000 | 45,000 | -26.67% |
| New Zealand | 38,430 | -100.00% | |
| Argentina | 15,000 | -100.00% | |
| Others | 1,245,046 | 1,082,732 | 14.99% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 30,941,946 | 31,155,826 | -0.69% |
Australia’s Major Coal Handling Ports in Aug’18:
| Port | Sep’18 | Aug’18 | Change |
| Newcastle | 11.73 | 12.76 | -8.10% |
| DBCT | 6.04 | 5.91 | 2.15% |
| Gladstone | 5.75 | 5.13 | 12.04% |
| Hay Point | 4.00 | 3.28 | 22.11% |
| Abbot Point | 2.37 | 3.11 | -23.84% |
| Port Kemble | 0.62 | 0.65 | -3.77% |
| Brisbane | 0.44 | 0.32 | 35.70% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 30.94 | 31.16 | -0.69% |
Newcastle sustained its leadership position as the largest coal handling port of Australia in Sep’18; however, coal export shipments from the port fell by 8.1% M-o-M to 11.73 MnT in Sep’18, compared with 12.76 MnT in Aug’18.
DBCT, Gladstone, Hay Point and Abbot Point were the other major coal handling ports in Aug’18.
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
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