Amid the coronavirus pandemic, thermal coal imports at India’s major ports saw a 35.94 per cent decline to 12.29 million tonnes (MT) in the first two months of the current financial year, according to the Indian Ports’ Association (IPA).
Coking coal imports witnessed a dip of 24.05 per cent to 7.47 MT in April and May this year.
The ports had handled 19.19 MT of thermal coal and 9.84 MT of coking coal, respectively, in the April-May period of the previous financial year.
The IPA, which maintains cargo data handled by these ports, in its latest report said “percentage variation from the previous year” in thermal coal handling was at 35.94 per cent and 24.05 per cent in coking coal.
