In this issue

Coronavirus: Viral slowdown
A detailed look at the impact of epidemic on global commodity and shipping sector

Also read:
• Expert Appraisal Committee for environmental clearance considers a number of major coal mining projects
• Commercial mining norms may be eased following feedback
• Chairman Vinit Kumar talks out new plans as Kolkata Port Trust celebrates 150th anniversary
• Corona epidemic, trade disputes hurt global coal miners
• CIL profit falls on drop in sales in Q3

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Coronavirus Epidemic: VIRAL SLOWDOWN

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 has emerged as a black swan event that has repercussions for the Chinese and global economy as well.

10+ mins

Dipka mine bags environmental clearance

The Environment, Forest and Climate Change ministry has sanctioned a 30-year environment clearance extension to Coal India’s Dipka coal mine in Chhattisgarh. The mine was had been submerged in a flood five months ago.

8 mins

India's December coal imports up 13% y-o-y

India’s coal and coke imports during December 2019 through major and non-major ports are estimated to be up by 13.42 percent compared to December 2018, according to a compilation by Coal Insights, based on monitoring of vessels’ positions and data received from shipping companies and various sources. Imports during December 2019 stood at 20.52 mt as compared to 18.10 mt imported in December 2018.

1 min

CIL's coal production up 10% in January

In line with the turnaround in production growth witnessed in December 2019, Coal India’s (CIL) coal production in January 2020 surged by 10.3 percent to 63.11 million tons (mt) in January 2020, compared to 57.20 mt achieved in the same month last year, according to (provisional) data released by the company.

2 mins

SCCL's coal production down 9% y-o-y in Jan

Coal production by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) declined by 9.06 percent to 5.72 million tons (mt) in January 2020, compared to 6.29 mt reported for the same month last year, according to (provisional) data released by the company.

2 mins

Commercial mining norms may be eased following feedback

Government may tweak some of the draft norms of the commercial coal mining to ensure adequate response from the mining industry.

6 mins

Traffic handled by major ports up 1% till January

The 12 major Indian ports handled 585.725 million tons (mt) of total traffic during April-January 2020, 1.14 percent higher than 579.106 mt recorded for April-January 2019, as per data released by the Indian Ports Association (IPA).

1 min

NTPC 9M FY20 profit after tax up by 20%

Coal production grows 6.6% on quarter

3 mins

Corona Epidemic, Trade Disputes Hurt Global Coal Miners

Sharp decline in metallurgical coal prices in later half of 2019 trigged by broad-based demand weakness in all major consumption regions excluding China followed by weakness in China itself because of the coronavirus epidemic are hurting mining companies across the globe.

4 mins

KOPT LOOKS BEYOND CARGO, FORAYS INTO SHIP REPAIR, CRUISE

As Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) celebrates its 150th anniversary, the organisation that manages the ports of Kolkata as well as Haldia, finds itself at the crossroads.

7 mins

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