Indian Ports Association (IPA) in its latest report has showed that thermal coal imports rose by 19.32% at India's top 12 major ports during the first quarter of current financial year. As per the report, the thermal coal handling was at 28.28 million tonnes (MT) during April-June 2018 as against 23.70 million tonnes handled in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
The report also found an increase of 6.85% in coking and other coal handling at 13.03 MT during the first three months of the current fiscal, while the major 12 ports together recorded a growth of 3.91% in cargo handling. The major ports together handled 174.02 MT of cargo during Q1 FY19, as against 167.48 MT handled during Q1 FY18.
According to IPA’s data report, nine ports such as Kolkata (including Haldia), Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Kamarajar, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore, JNPT and Deendayal (Kandla) Port had registered positive growth in traffic during April- June 2018. Meanwhile, India’s 12 major ports handle around 61% of the country's total cargo traffic.