en.Wedoany.com Reported - Since 2026, Indonesia's seaborne coal exports have continued to decline. According to the latest weekly report from shipbroker Banchero Costa, citing AXS Marine vessel tracking data, global seaborne coal shipments (excluding coastal transportation) from January to April 2026 edged down 0.1% year-on-year to 410.7 million tons. Among them, Indonesia's exports fell 4.8% year-on-year to 145.5 million tons, Australia's exports rose 4.1% year-on-year to 107.1 million tons, Russia's exports increased 3.4% year-on-year to 55.6 million tons, the United States' exports grew 6.9% year-on-year to 28.4 million tons, South Africa's exports rose 5.1% year-on-year to 23.0 million tons, Colombia's exports increased 10.0% year-on-year to 17.2 million tons, Canada's exports fell 4.0% year-on-year to 14.8 million tons, and Mozambique's exports declined 9.1% year-on-year to 5.7 million tons.

During the same period, China's mainland seaborne coal imports fell 14.9% year-on-year to 99.4 million tons; India's imports declined 5.0% year-on-year to 74.8 million tons; Japan's imports increased 2.8% year-on-year to 53.1 million tons; South Korea's imports rose 19.3% year-on-year to 37.5 million tons; the European Union's imports fell 6.7% year-on-year to 20.2 million tons; Vietnam's imports increased 0.7% year-on-year to 23.1 million tons; Malaysia's imports fell 3.6% year-on-year to 12.2 million tons; and Bangladesh's imports rose 10.0% year-on-year to 6.2 million tons. Indonesia is the world's largest seaborne coal exporter, accounting for 35.4% of the global seaborne coal market so far in 2026.

According to Banchero Costa's analysis, Indonesia's coal exports were relatively sluggish in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and government policies encouraging domestic consumption, but rebounded to a record high in 2022 and further increased in 2023. AXS Marine data shows that Indonesia's total seaborne coal exports reached 500.2 million tons in 2023, up 10.8% year-on-year; exports further increased by 7.4% year-on-year to a record 537.3 million tons in 2024; and fell back to 494.2 million tons in 2025, down 8.0% year-on-year. The vast majority of Indonesia's coal exports are loaded in East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan (on the island of Borneo), with some also shipped from southern Sumatra.

Major coal export terminals include: Taboneo/Banjarmasin (28.1 million tons loaded from January to April 2026), Balikpapan (14.6 million tons), Bunati (13.0 million tons), Tanjung Bara (11.9 million tons), Samarinda (11.0 million tons), Muara Berau (8.7 million tons), Muara Pantai (8.2 million tons), Muara Banyuasin (7.6 million tons), Adang Bay (6.2 million tons), Sangkulirang (4.3 million tons), Tanjung Pemancingan (4.2 million tons), Tarahan (4.0 million tons), Kaliorang (3.9 million tons), and Tarakan Is. (3.5 million tons). In 2024, 52.3% of Indonesia's coal was shipped by Panamax vessels, 27.7% by Supramax vessels, 10.3% by Post-Panamax vessels, and only 7.6% by Capesize vessels. China's mainland remains the largest importer of Indonesia's seaborne coal, accounting for 36.3% of shipments from January to April 2026; shipments to China's mainland fell 5.1% year-on-year to 52.9 million tons during the same period. Approximately 18.7% of exports (27.2 million tons) were shipped to India, down 21.5% year-on-year. Shipments to the Philippines increased 0.6% year-on-year to 12.3 million tons, accounting for 8.5% of Indonesia's exports; exports to Vietnam rose 6.9% year-on-year to 10.4 million tons, representing 7.2%; South Korea imported 7.7 million tons of coal from Indonesia, down 2.0% year-on-year; Japan received 7.5 million tons, up 10.9% year-on-year; exports to Malaysia fell 13.7% year-on-year to 7.2 million tons; and shipments to Taiwan region (CN) declined 30.0% year-on-year to 3.3 million tons.

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