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Dhamra’s imported coal handling hits record high

Despite the general perception of a decline in coal imports, volumes of imports through the eastern port of Dhamra improved significantly during December 2015.

According to information available with ICMW, the port handled as much as 1.21 million tons of imported coal in December, which was the highest imported coal tonnage during any month of the entire 2015-16 so far.

Prior to December, the port had handled the highest quantity of 1.19 mt of imported coal in August.

Following table provides monthly break-up of imported coal handling by Dhamra Port in various months of 2015-16:

Source: ICMW