10-Oct-2013
India's 12 major government owned ports handled 36.8 million mt of imported thermal coal during April-September, the first half of the 2013-14 fiscal year, up 44% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the Indian Ports Association published Wednesday.
The amount of coking coal imported into India was 16 million mt over the same period, 6% higher than the 15 million mt imported a year earlier.
Paradip port on the east coast received the highest thermal coal shipments of 12.8 million mt during fiscal H1, 47% higher than the 8.7 million mt imported a year earlier.
Visakhapatnam on the east coast received the largest volume of coking coal cargoes at around 3.53 million mt, up 2% from 3.45 million mt a year earlier.
The 12 ports are: Kolkata, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Ennore, Chennai, VO Chidambaranar (Tuticorin), Cochin, New Mangalore, Mormugao, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Kandla.
Source:- platts.com
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