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India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports flat w-o-w

December 22: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private –stood almost flat at 7.690 million tons (mt) as on December 19, against a volume of 7.697 million tons (mt) as on December 12, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

The overall inventories of imported coal at Indian ports during the week ended December 19 remained at the previous level as coal stocks at three major ports remained the same while coal stocks at three other major ports -- Kolkata, New Mangalore and Marmagoa Port -- dropped on a week-on-week basis.

Coal stocks at two major ports -- Mumbai, Paradip and the private port of Mundra -- edged up on a week-on week basis.

During the week ended December 19, coal stocks at the port of Paradip Port increased to 2.729 mt against 2.663 mt recorded on December 12. Of the total coal stocks at the port recorded during the week, steam coal’s share was at 1.729 mt and coking coal’s share at 1.000 mt against a volume of 1.678 mt and 0.985 mt respectively as on December 12.

Imported coal stocks at Mundra Port during the week ended December 19 stood at 0.84 mt, up from 0.770 mt as on December 12. Of the total coal stocks at the port during the week, steam coal stocks stood at 0.75 mt, up from 0.70 mt recorded in the week before.

Coking coal stocks at the port as on December 19 stood at 0.09 mt against 0.70 mt recorded as on December 12.

Imported coal inventories at Kolkata Port as on December 19 dropped to 0.460 mt from 0.540 mt recorded as on December 12. Of the total coal stocks at the port as on December 19, steam coal stocks stood at 0.280 mt, down from 0.336 mt as on December 12 while coking coal stocks at the port as on December 19 was at 0.180 mt, slightly down from 0.204 mt as on December 12.

The coal stock position at Vizag Port remained at its previous level. As on December 24, the coal stock position at Vizag Port stood at 1.4 mt.

The following table gives break-up of port-wise imported coal stocks on a week-on-week basis (in million tons):