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Imported coal stocks fall at Paradip Port

January 30: Stocks of imported coal at Paradip Port on the eastern coast of India, as reported by the parties, fell on January 29 as compared to the scenario on January 15, a port official said.

The stocks of imported coal at the port fell to 1.222 million tons (mt) as on January 29 from 1.359 mt recorded on December 15.

Stocks of imported coal at the port stood at 1.620 mt on December 30.

Of the total stocks lying at the port as on January 29, 0.588 tons comprised steam coal and 0.634 tons were coking coal.

On January 15, steam coal stocks stood at 0.670 mt and coking coal at 0.689 mt whereas on December 30, 0.787 tons were steam coal and 0.833 tons were coking coal.

Out of the total steam coal lying at the port on January 29, Adani had stocks of 69,000 tons, Bhatia, 95,000 tons and JSPL, 22,000 tons whereas on January 15, Adani had stocks of 112,000 tons, Bhatia, 95,000 tons and JSPL, 30,000 tons.

Out of the total stocks of coking coal as on January 29, SAIL had 176,000 tons, Tata Steel 57,000 tons and Visa had 57,000 tons whereas on January 15, SAIL had 150,000 tons, Tata Steel 43,000 tons and Visa, 21,000 tons.