Coal shipments exported from Australia fell by 7.32% in Aug’18 on a month-to-month basis, as per the vessel line-up data compiled by CoalMint Research.
Australian coal exports totaled 31.16 MnT in the month of Aug’18, against 33.62 MnT in Jul’18.
Source: Vessel Line-up Data, CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
On a year-on-year basis, Australia’s Aug’18 coal exports remained almost the same in comparison to 31.3 MnT of exports in Aug’17.
Major Coal Importers:
Japan remained the largest receiver of Australian coal in Aug’18, followed by China, South Korea and India — these four nations together accounted for more than three-fourths of Australia’s total coal shipments during the month under review.
However, Japanese coal import from Australia fell by 5.7% to 10.07 MnT in Aug’18, compared with 10.68 MnT in Jul’18.
Chinese coal import from Australia fell by 2.2% to 6.81 MnT in Aug’18 and was the lowest in the last four months.
South Korea replaced India to become the third-largest Australian coal importer during the month of Aug’18.
Indian coal import from Australia decreased by 11.5% to 3.87 MnT in Aug’18, compared with 4.37 MnT in Jul’18.
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
The following table provides a more detailed breakup of the importing countries.
| Country | Aug’18 | Jul’18 | Change |
| Japan | 10,066,300 | 10,677,676 | -5.73% |
| China | 6,813,856 | 6,964,455 | -2.16% |
| South Korea | 3,985,308 | 4,294,282 | -7.20% |
| India | 3,870,337 | 4,373,929 | -11.51% |
| Taiwan | 2,696,176 | 3,336,188 | -19.18% |
| Malaysia | 455,207 | 502,330 | -9.38% |
| Brazil | 420,527 | 396,310 | 6.11% |
| Vietnam | 411,235 | 80,000 | 414.04% |
| Indonesia | 317,859 | 448,265 | -29.09% |
| Thailand | 177,102 | 630,702 | -71.92% |
| Netherlands | 172,400 | 648,030 | -73.40% |
| Sweden | 150,000 | 153,750 | -2.44% |
| South Africa | 148,507 | ||
| Hong Kong | 128,000 | ||
| Turkey | 90,350 | ||
| Philippines | 71,500 | 156,500 | -54.31% |
| Chile | 45,000 | ||
| New Zealand | 38,430 | ||
| Argentina | 15,000 | ||
| Others | 1,082,732 | 954,428 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 31,155,826 | 33,616,845 | -7.32% |
Australia’s Major Coal Handling Ports in Aug’18:
| Port | Jul’18 | Aug’18 | Change |
| Newcastle | 15.15 | 12.76 | -15.8% |
| DBCT | 5.26 | 5.91 | 12.47% |
| Gladstone | 5.35 | 5.13 | -4.05% |
| Hay Point | 4.14 | 3.28 | -20.86% |
| Abbot Point | 2.55 | 3.11 | 22.07% |
| Port Kemble | 0.34 | 0.65 | 92.03% |
| Brisbane | 0.84 | 0.32 | -61.63% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 33.62 | 31.16 | -7.32% |
Newcastle sustained its leadership position as the largest coal handling port of Australia in Aug’18; however, coal export shipments from the port fell by 15.8% M-o-M to 12.76 MnT in Aug’18, compared with 15.15 MnT in Jul’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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