Australia's Newcastle coal exports down 10 pct

PERTH, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Coal exports at Australia's
Newcastle port, the world's largest coal export terminal, fell
10 percent from a week ago as more shiploaders at the port were
under planned maintenance, port data showed on Tuesday.

Exports from the east coast port, which ships mostly
thermal coal used in power generation, fell 10.6 percent to
1.94 million tonnes in the week to Nov 9.

The number of coal ships arriving at the port was steady at
22, while the average queue time edged up to 5.24 days.

However, ship queues climbed by six to 24 and are expected
to double by the end of the month, in part due to a heavy
maintenance schedule planned for the port's rail chain, railway
operator Hunter Valley Coal Chain Logistics Team (HVCCLT) said
on its Website.

For more details on Newcastle port statistics, click on
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About 80 percent of the coal shipped through Newcastle is
thermal coal used mainly by power stations. Companies exporting
through the port include Xstrata Plc (XTA.L: Quote, Profile, Research), Rio Tinto Group
(RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and Centennial Coal Ltd (CEY.AX: Quote, Profile, Research).

Prices of power-station coal prices at Newcastle port, a
benchmark for Asia, rose about 4 percent to $76.25 a tonne in
the latest week, according to the globalCOAL NEWC Index.

SHIPPED FULL MTH EST ARR. WAIT TIME STORE WEEK
TO

mln T) (mln T) (ships) (days) (T)

1.936 6.800 22 5.24 1,367,408 Nov
10

2.165 6.800 22 5.00 1,372,855 Nov
02

1.919 7.700 25 6.06 1,389,045 Oct
26

1.925 7.700 22 9.14 1,519,147 Oct
19

2.007 7.700 25 7.25 1,497,354 Oct
12

1.782 7.700 19 10.31 1,407,505 Oct
05

1.785 7.700 16 11.78 1,558,715 Sep
28

2.147 7.700 28 10.62 1,227,248 Sep
21

1.905 7.700 22 12.64 1,415,539 Sep
15

2.017 7.700 25 14.83 1,227,248 Sep
07

1.960 7.400 22 15.99 1,214,506 Aug
31

1.591 7.400 19 13.35 1,176,187 Aug
25

1.175 7.400 13 12.43 1,126,866 Aug
18

2.126 7.400 25 12.73 1,043,693 Aug
10

1.745 7.400 20 16.16 1,323,381 Aug
03

1.943 7.700 24 12.35 980,116 July
27

1.948 7.700 23 14.7 1,117,902 July
20

2.053 7.700 25 12.7 1,154,250 July
13

1.857 7.700 24 11.7 1,375,433 July
06

1.695 7.900 20 14.3 1,557,659 June
29

1.518 7.900 18 13.4 1,435,596 June
22

1.796 7.900 21 11.1 1,236,966 June
15

1.903 7.550 21 9.7 1,495,805 June
1

1.585 7.550 18 9.7 1,348,978 May
25

1.530 7.550 19 12.8 1,156,776 May
18

1.405 7.800 17 9.6 1,233,392 May
11

2.010 7.800 23 8.8 1,233,400 May
03

1.705 7.800 19 11.4 1,346,200 Apr
26

1.653 7.800 21 8.8 1,065,532 Apr
20

1.008 7.800 13 9.2 1,012,111 Apr
12

1.198 7.800 14 9.1 632,060 Apr
06

1.455 7.200 14 7.0 671,541 Mar
30

1.853 7.200 21 6.4 1,230,672 Mar
23

1.557 7.200 19 5.4 1,009,355 Mar
16

1.721 7.200 17 4.5 1,159,267 Mar
09

1.678 7.200 19 8.3 974,751 Mar
02

1.822 7.094 21 5.1 1,195,604 Feb
22

1.383 7.094 17 8.7 1,216,866 Feb
16

1.845 7.094 20 5.3 1,032,065 Feb
09

1.333 7.094 16 8.1 1,165,571 Feb
02

1.859 8.400 23 8.0 977,798 Jan
26

1.916 8.400 21 10.3 920,696 Jan
19

1.812 8.100 23 11.2 920,696 Jan
11

2.406 8.400 22 15.9 868,529 Jan
5

2.090 8.100 23 13.22 1,201,169 Dec
22

1.709 7.600 24 14.03 1,064,268 Dec
12

1.662 7.600 19 12.58 1,111,804 Dec
8

1.908 7.600 20 11.69 1,093,895 Dec
1

1.197 7.600 15 9.26 1,076,528 Nov
24

1.634 7.600 20 8.67 850,742 Nov
17

1.973 7.600 22 7.8 786,109 Nov
10
(Reporting by Fayen Wong)