Coal exports rose to 36Mt, an increase of 3Mt on the previous year, and accounted for 70% of the port's total trade.

Gladstone services 11 mines, most of which increased shipments through the port:

Blackwater: 6.51Mt in 2001, up from 5.54Mt in 2000

Cook: 155,147t in 2001, down from 599,987t

Curragh: 2.96Mt, up from 2.39Mt

Kestrel: 3.49Mt, down from 3.6Mt

Gregory: 2.48Mt, down from 3.44

Jellinbah: 3.38Mt, up from 2.43Mt

Moura: 5.34Mt, up from 4.81Mt

Oaky Creek: 1.92Mt, up from 754,206t

South Blackwater: 4.49Mt, up from 4.19Mt

Ensham: 4.54Mt, down from 4.67Mt

Yarrabee: 932,292t, up from 738,879t

The RG Tanna Coal Terminal at Gladstone is currently an $80 million expansion to increase its capacity to 40Mtpa, and may be further increased before 2005.