Major Coal Export Ports
| Port | State | Million Tons 2009 |
Million Tons 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | NSW | 92.8 | 91.4 |
| Hay Point | QLD | 82.4 | 80.4 |
| Gladstone | QLD | 56.2 | 54.1 |
| Abbot Point | QLD | 14.4 | 12.5 |
| Port Kembla | NSW | 13.7 | 13.3 |
| Brisbane | QLD | 6.3 | 5.5 |
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