Indian coking coal imports through all major ports in the country during the April-July period of the fiscal year 2026-27 have been provisionally estimated at 23.33 million mt, a rise of 7.41 percent year on year, according to data sourced from the Indian Ports Association (IPA) on Wednesday, August 26.
The IPA data showed total iron ore freight traffic including pellets during the April-July period of the fiscal year 2026-27 amounted to 18.285 million mt, a rise of 8.06 percent year on year.
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