Australian coal exports via Gladstone see 1st intra-year rise in April

Exports of coal for all uses from Gladstone port in Queensland, Northeast Australia, reached 5.39 million tonnes in April, marking a 9% rise from March and ending the series of declines last December, Mysteel Global calculated based on the latest data from Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC).

Coking coal accounts for around 70% of Gladstone's total coal throughput, making the port a major export conduit from coal mined in the central Queensland coal fields, Mysteel Global notes. The export declines recorded GPC during January-March synchronised with weaker shipments to Japan – usually the largest overseas market for