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Coal port congestion report

Every week we track ships at anchor, average waiting days and estimated demurrage across the major East Coast Australian coal ports. It is one of the clearest pictures of what the export chain is costing the industry right now.

Weekly report · PDF

East Coast Australia: Coal Port Congestion

Ships at anchor, live vessels and average wait days for Newcastle, DBCT, Gladstone (incl. WICET), Hay Point, Port Kembla and Abbot Point, plus a rolling total and the week's estimated demurrage cost.

Port-by-port congestion charts with 13 weeks of history
Total ships at anchor across all East Coast terminals
Estimated weekly demurrage exposure for the industry

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US$9.33M

Estimated East Coast demurrage, week ending 26 October 2026

Updated weekly. For the current week's figures or a corridor-specific view, get in touch.

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