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• Dhamra port to invest Rs 7,000 cr to enhance capacity to 100 mt

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Dhamra Port plans to invest around Rs 7,000 crore to construct around 11 berths that ... . ...Read More

• Nepal government plans to trade through Vizag Port

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Government of Nepal plans to shift its major sea trade through Vizag Port from Kolkat... . ...Read More

• Essar Ports Ltd receives environmental clearance for Hazira expansion

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Essar Ports Limited has received environmental clearance for expansion of berth lengt... . ...Read More

• Manish Maheshwari takes charge as CEO of Essar Oil

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Essar Oil Limited, a part of the Essar group, has appointed Manish Maheshwari as the ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla down 4.06% in Oct m-o-m

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 43,696 tons in October 2014, ... . ...Read More

• Oct steam coal imports via Kandla up 17.34% m-o-m

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 860,407 tons in October 2014, ... . ...Read More

• Kandla pet coke imports in Oct falls 34.47% in Oct m-o-m

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Imports of pet coke via Kandla Port fell 34.47% to 52,861 tons during the month of Oc... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Kandla fall sharply by 40.26% in Oct m-o-m

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Imports of gypsum through Kandla Port stood at 15,696 tons during October 2014, sharp... . ...Read More

• India has highest coal royalty, end-use conditions: Naveen Jindal

  25 Nov 2014

  India not only has the highest royalty on coal among other countries, but the government also take... . ...Read More

• Industry sees glaring loopholes in coal auction draft rules

  25 Nov 2014

  New Delhi's draft rules for allotting coal blocks have a large loophole that could allow state... . ...Read More

• Germany to Close Eight More Coal-Fired Plants

  25 Nov 2014

  Germany could close eight additional coal-fired plants as it seeks to reach ambitious climate chan... . ...Read More

• The Unwelcome Reality For U.S. Coal Exports

  25 Nov 2014

  U.S. coal export capacity is running well below capacity, and as such, exporting coal from the U.S... . ...Read More

• Russia suspends coal supplies to Ukraine: Ukraine energy minister

  25 Nov 2014

  Ukraine's energy minister said on Monday Russia had suspended coal supplies to Ukraine, a blow... . ...Read More

• Letting coal die a natural death

  25 Nov 2014

  Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Sirpa Pietikainen, Paul Brannen and Jude Kirton-Darling ... . ...Read More

• Peabody, Glencore to combine two neighbouring Australian coal mines

  25 Nov 2014

  Peabody Energy Corp and Glencore Plc have agreed to form a joint venture at two neighbouring mines... . ...Read More