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Coal handling at Mumbai port up 13.8% in Nov m-o-m

December 12: Coal handling at Mumbai port during November stood at 503,000 tons, up 13.8% from 442,000 tons handled in October, a senior port official told ICMW on December 12.

Coal handling at the port, however, stood at 376,000 tons in November 2012.

During the first eight months (April-November) of 2013-14, total coal handled at the port stood at 2,780,797 tons compared to 2,909,775 tons in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.