Comment: Japan’s coal imports

In the first 8 months of 2023, coal imports into Japan were again very negative, declining by -6.9% y-o-y to 106.9 mln tonnes from 114.8 mln t in the same period of last year. Most coal imports into Japan are carried on Post-Panamax tonnage (45% of the total volumes in Jan-Aug 2023), with the rest on Capesizes (24%) and Panamaxes (22%). Just 5% is carried on Supramaxes and 2% on Handies.