Indian key ports’ Apr-Jan thermal coal volumes rise 12pct YoY

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Indian Ports Association data released India’s 12 major government-owned ports handled 86.51 million tonnes of thermal coal over April 2018-January 2019, up 12% from the same period a year earlier. Coking coal shipments at the 12 ports rose 13% YoY to 47.82 million tonnes in the same period. Paradip port on the east coast handled the highest volume of thermal coal shipments over April-January at 26.71 million tonnes, up 14% on year.

Kolkata port also on east coast received the highest volume of coking coal shipments at 16.30 million tonnes, up 55% on year. The 12 ports are Kolkata, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Ennore, Chennai, VO Chidambaranar (Tuticorin), Cochin, New Mangalore, Mormugao, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Deendayal (Kandla).

Source : Platts