Australia Coal Export Shipments Rise 9% M-o-M in Mar'20
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Australia's coal export shipments have increased by 8.87% on a month-on-month basis to 32.21 million metric tons (MnT) in March, as compared to 29.59 MnT in February, as per the latest vessel lineup customs data compiled by CoalMint Research.
However, on a year-on-year basis, the country's coal exports decreased by 2.28% than the shipment volume of 32.96 MnT in Mar'19.
Nevertheless, Australian coal export shipments have totaled 392.93 MnT in the current fiscal year FY 2019-20 (Apr'19-Mar'20), up 1.92% against the total exports of 385.53 MnT recorded during the previous fiscal year FY 2018-19 (Apr'18-Mar'19).
Source: Custom Provisional Data, CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
Major Coal Importers from Australia in Mar'20
Japan surpassed China to remain as the largest receiver of Australian coal for the third consecutive month in Mar'20, followed by South Korea and India -- generally these four nations together account for approximately three-fourths of Australia's total coal shipments during any particular month.
Moreover, Japanese coal imports from Australia surged by 24.27% to 10.30 MnT in Mar'20, against 8.29 MnT in Feb'20.
Chinese coal imports from Australia fell by 10.50% to 6.90 MnT in Mar'20, against 7.71 MnT in Feb'20.
South Korean coal imports from Australia increased by 25.33% to 3.40 MnT in Mar'20, against 2.72 MnT in Feb'20.
Contrarily, Indian coal imports from Australia decreased by 28.33% to 3.35 MnT in Mar'20, against 4.67 MnT in Feb'20.
Taiwanese coal imports from Australia increased by a whopping 50.40% to 2.65 MnT in Mar'20, against 1.76 MnT in Feb'20.
The following table provides a more detailed breakup of the importing countries.
| COUNTRY | Q1 CY19 | Q1 CY20 | Q-o-Q % Change | FEB20 | MAR20 | M-o-M % Change |
| JAPAN | 28.13 | 27.85 | -1.00 | 8.29 | 10.30 | 24.27 |
| CHINA | 17.87 | 22.48 | 25.79 | 7.71 | 6.90 | -10.50 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 11.49 | 10.31 | -10.24 | 2.72 | 3.40 | 25.33 |
| INDIA | 11.08 | 11.71 | 5.71 | 4.67 | 3.35 | -28.33 |
| TAIWAN | 8.42 | 7.30 | -13.34 | 1.76 | 2.65 | 50.40 |
| VIETNAM | 2.13 | 4.87 | 128.24 | 1.57 | 2.15 | 37.49 |
| NETHERLANDS | 2.08 | 1.16 | -43.89 | 0.59 | 0.25 | -58.45 |
| MALAYSIA | 1.64 | 1.57 | -4.17 | 0.40 | 0.79 | 96.87 |
| INDONESIA | 1.41 | 1.55 | 9.55 | 0.35 | 0.64 | 82.56 |
| BRAZIL | 1.28 | 0.98 | -23.93 | 0.38 | 0.24 | -35.22 |
| TURKEY | 0.58 | 0.09 | -85.38 | - | - | - |
| SPAIN | 0.57 | 0.25 | -55.45 | - | - | - |
| CHILE | 0.48 | 0.28 | -40.76 | 0.19 | 0.05 | -76.54 |
| THAILAND | 0.46 | 0.90 | 97.04 | 0.30 | 0.28 | -6.67 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 0.41 | 0.76 | 84.01 | 0.23 | 0.22 | -1.87 |
| PHILLIPINES | 0.28 | 0.13 | -53.69 | 0.13 | - | -100.00 |
| OTHERS | 1.70 | 1.50 | -11.76 | 0.30 | 0.99 | 224.51 |
| TOTAL | 90.01 | 93.69 | 4.09 | 29.59 | 32.21 | 8.87 |
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
Port-wise Coal Exports from Australia in Feb'20
| PORT | Q1 CY19 | Q1 CY20 | Q-o-Q % Change | FEB20 | MAR20 | M-o-M % Change |
| NEWCASTLE | 36.01 | 39.46 | 9.59 | 11.49 | 14.58 | 26.97 |
| GLADSTONE | 17.83 | 18.48 | 3.64 | 6.03 | 5.91 | -1.96 |
| DBCT | 15.54 | 14.80 | -4.75 | 4.95 | 5.11 | 3.37 |
| HAY POINT | 11.32 | 10.64 | -6.08 | 3.25 | 3.18 | -2.31 |
| ABBOT POINT | 5.81 | 7.63 | 31.29 | 2.90 | 2.43 | -16.12 |
| PORT KEMBLE | 1.91 | 1.44 | -24.20 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 11.64 |
| BRISBANE | 1.59 | 1.24 | -21.96 | 0.43 | 0.38 | -10.12 |
| TOTAL | 90.01 | 93.69 | 4.09 | 29.59 | 32.21 | 8.87 |
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
