Hit by disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, both thermal and coking coal imports at India’s 12 major ports dropped 31 per cent to 36.7 million tonnes (MT) in April-July 2020 over the the same period a year ago, according to the Indian Ports’ Association (IPA).
Thermal coal imports dropped 30 per cent to 23.19 MT and coking coal shipmnets fell 32.26 per cent to 13.51 MT during this period. Coal volumes at these 12 major ports under the control of the Centre declined for the fourth straight month in July 2020. These ports had handled 33.11 MT of thermal coal and 13.51 MT of coking coal in the April-July period of the previous financial year.
