In June this year, coal exports from the Australian ports of Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), Abbott Point and Gladstone, located in Queensland, increased by 0.1 percent year-on-year and increased by 13.6 percent month-on-month to 19.64 million tons, according to data released by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and Gladstone Ports Corporation.
In particular, coal exports from the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal (DBCT) this month amounted to 6.04 million tons, which is 5.8 percent less than last year. Meanwhile, shipments from Hay Point decreased by two percent year-on-year to 4.14 million tons in June, while shipments from Abbott Point totaled 3.1 million tons, up 17.3 percent from last year. In addition, coal exports from the port of Gladstone increased by 0.4 percent compared to the same month in 2025 to 6.35 million tons in June.
In June, shipments from the port of Gladstone to Japan accounted for 35.2 percent of total exports, while South Korea, India and China accounted for 20.3 percent, 18.3 percent and nine percent, respectively.
At the same time, the total volume of coal shipments from the ports in question in January-June of this year amounted to 95.99 million tons, SteelOrbis reported.
Coal exports from Queensland – June 2026
