The world’s biggest coal exporting terminal, located in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, has managed to bounce back and break records, despite the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) halting all coal imports from Australia for 18 months. Even with the added impact of a global supply chain crisis and pandemic, the Port of Newcastle saw a record $31 billion in exports in 2021—revealing that Australian goods, and coal, in particular, remained high in demand globally. In all, 2021 saw the port handle 2266 ship movements—on average more than six each day—and a total of 166 million tonnes of cargo, which included both coal and other commodities. Of the $31 billion in exports, $28 billion came directly from coal, with Australia ramping up exports to Japan and Taiwan and expanding to new markets, such as Thailand and India. This is in spite of Beijing’s decision to stop all coal imports from Australia …