QUEENSLAND (Indonesia Today) – Coal shipment at Newcastle Port was down 8% to 2.62 million tons for the week ended 10 September 2012 against the previous week.
There were 11 vessels off the port waiting to load and 56 vessels with Notified Arrival Time allocated and in transit. A total of 28 vessels entered the port with average waiting time of 11.36 days.
Newcastle has revised up its shipment projection for this month to 12.22 million tons against 11.7 million tons on August.
Last year, coal export from Newcastle Port, benchmark for Asian market, increased 11% to 114.1 million tons, a new record for the port. (bintang@theindonesiatoday.com)