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Imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up 7% w-o-w

India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports stood at 8.28 mt on February 5, 2016, up 7.07% from 7.74 mt as on January 29, 2016, according to provisional data available with ICMW. The compiled ports were Mumbai, New Mangalore, Haldia, Marmagoa, Paradip, Vizag, Krishnapatnam, Dhamra and Pipavav.

The highest volume of coal stocks was available at Paradip Port, at 2.53 mt, as on February 5, up 25.38% from 2.50 mt on January 29. At Krishnapatnam Port, the stocks remained almost flat at 1.90 mt in the first week of February from 1.89 mt in the previous week.

A significant 14.29% decrease was noticed at Pipavav Port to 0.15 mt on February 5 from 0.17 mt on January 29.

Coal stocks at Haldia Port increased 1.52% to 1 mt on February 5, from 1 mt on January 29. The stocks at Dhamra Port remained almost flat.
 

The following table gives port-wise break-up of imported coal stocks at various ports: