Coal exports from three terminals of North Queensland in Australia rebounded to a five-month high in May, showed the latest data from North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation.
North Queensland's coal exports stood at 11.94 million tonnes in May, rising 2.23% from 11.68 million tonnes a year ago, and 3.75% from 11.51 million tonnes in April.
Over January-May, North Queensland's coal exports totaled 53.86 million tonnes, sliding 3.76% from the year before.
North Queensland mainly exports coal from Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point terminals.
Coal departures from Abbot Point, the smallest among the three terminals with annual capacity of 50 Mtpa, were 2.66 million tonnes in May, up 4% year on year but down 6.63% month on month.
The terminal exported 12.48 million tonnes of coal in January-May, down 4.69% from the corresponding period last year.
Dalrymple Bay, with an annual capacity of 85 million tonnes, exported 4.91 million tonnes in the month, up 11.8% year on year and 13.1% month on month.
Coal departures from the terminal totaled 21.12 million tonnes over January-May, falling 9.09% from the same period last year.
Hay Point, run by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance with a capacity of 55 million tonnes, exported 4.37 million tonnes in May, down 7.61% year on year but up 1.21% month on month.
The terminal exports were 20.26 million tonnes in January-May, up 3.16% from the same period last year.
Most coal exports from North Queensland are coking coal.
(Writing by Rebecca Liu Editing by Tammy Yang)
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