Indian coking coal imports up 10 percent in April-August

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 14:05:25 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

Indian coking coal import freight at all major Indian ports was recorded at 22.32 million mt during the April-August period this year, up 10 percent over the corresponding months of the previous year, according to the Indian Ports Association (IPA).

However, iron ore freight traffic at all the major ports fell by 11 percent in the April-August period this year to 16.63 million mt compared to 18.73 million mt shipped in the corresponding months of the previous fiscal, the IPA data showed.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.

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