The alarming situation with the spread of the coronavirus in India has started to affect operations at some of India’s ports, which could lead to delays in oil offloading and discharge of vessels and disrupt other trade operations. The Karaikal port declared force majeure between May 10 and 24, saying its operations “are being severely affected” due to the full curfew in the state of Tamil Nadu. Karaikal operations, including but not limited to unloading, loading, receipt, and dispatches, are being affected, the port operator said in a notice this week. Disruption to port operations could affect oil and other trade if the situation persists. The port of Visakhapatnam is also seeing the disruption of cargo operations, with a force majeure until May 19, G. Veeramohan, president of the Vizagapatam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Bloomberg . Indian state-run refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation uses Visakhapatnam for crude oil […]