Coal exports from three major North Queensland terminals were 12.88 million tonnes in May, up 10.49% on the year and 11.40% on the month, marking the third consecutive month of growth, showed data from North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation.

The three terminals, Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point coal, exported a total 55.08 million tonnes of coal in January-May, up 7.38% from a year earlier.

In May, exports from Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, which has a handing capacity of 85 million tonnes per year, reached 4.94 million tonnes, up 11.88% year on year but down 6.33% month on month. The combined volume from January to May rose 17.50% year on year to 22.94 million tonnes.

Abbot Point is the most northerly and has the lowest handing capacity of 50 million tonnes per year among the three terminals. It exported 3.18 million tonnes of coal last month, up 8.14% year on year and 20.06% month on month. The total exports in January-May increased 20.02% on the year to 14.29 million tonnes.

The export volume of Hay Point coal terminal, operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, was 4.76 million tonnes in May, increasing 10.67% year on year and 30.75% month on month. The combined volume from January to May was 17.85 million tonnes, down 10.15% on the year. Hay Point has a handing capacity of 55 million tonnes per year.

The vast majority of North Queensland's exports are coking coal.

(Writing by Riley Liang  Editing by Harry Huo)
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