Thermal coal imports at major ports dip 17% to 48 MT in Apr-Nov: IPA

New Delhi: Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact cargo movement in India, with thermal coal imports at 12 major ports falling by 17.22 per cent year-on-year to 48.16 million tonnes (MT) in April-November, according to the ports’ body IPA. Coking coal handling dropped by 14.71 per cent to 31.51 MT during the April-November period of the current fiscal.

Coal volumes at the 12 major ports declined for the eighth straight month in November 2020, according to the Indian Ports Association (IPA).

These ports had handled 58.17 MT of thermal coal and 36.95 MT of coking coal in April-November period of the previous financial year.