Thermal coal imports at the country’s 12 major ports declined 14.98 per cent to 74.60 million tonnes (MT) during April-January this fiscal, as per a report by the Indian Ports Association.
The Centre-owned ports had handled 87.74 MT of the dry fuel in the same period of the previous year.
The Indian Ports Association (IPA), which maintains cargo data handled by these 12 ports, in its report said “percentage variation from previous year” in thermal coal handling was at 14.98 per cent.
Imports of coking and other coal recorded a rise of 1.10 per cent at 47.08 MT during the period. These ports had handled 46.57 MT of coking coal in the corresponding period last fiscal.
