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• Chennai Port’s pet coke imports increase 58% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Pet coke imports through Chennai Port were at a volume of 82 tons in March 2016 while in February ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Chennai Port drop 30% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai remained flat at 38 tons in March 2016, the same a... . ...Read More

• Chennai Port’s steam coal imports increase 34% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Steam coal imports through the port of Chennai went up by 59.37% to 102 tons in March 2016 against... . ...Read More

• Haldia Port’s 2015-16 coal handling increases 18.62%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking coal, non-coking coal, met coke and RP coke) by Haldia Dock Co... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port’s 2015-16 coal handling increases 50.51%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking and non-coking) by Kandla Port stood at 15,000,820 tons during... . ...Read More

• Cochin Port’s 2015-16 coal handling down by 9.78%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal by Cochin Port stood at 88,250 tons during financial year 2015-16, recording a de... . ...Read More

• New Mangalore 2015-16 coal handling down 53.71%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal by New Mangalore Port stood at 6,276,894 tons during financial year 2015-16, reco... . ...Read More

• ACC’s fourth qtr net profit edges down 3.65% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  ACC, the largest cement manufacturer in India, reported a 3.65% decrease in net profit at Rs 223.4... . ...Read More

• International freight rates continue uptrend in April

  28 Apr 2016

  International freight rates continued with their upward movement in April as the freight market st... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants’ average PLF declines in 2015-16 (correction of April 27 story)

  28 Apr 2016

  The average plant load factor (PLF) of India’s coal and lignite-fired power plants fell to 6... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ 2015-16 coal consumption up 2.67%

  28 Apr 2016

  Coal consumption by India’s power utilities monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (... . ...Read More

• CIL’s despatches to power sector up 5.72% in 2015-16

  28 Apr 2016

  The despatches of coal by Coal India Ltd (CIL) to the power sector during financial year 2015-16 r... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ 2015-16 coal receipts rise 3.54%

  28 Apr 2016

  The total coal receipts, both indigenous and domestic, by Indian power utilities in 2015-16 increa... . ...Read More

• India plans to generate 1,178 BU electricity in 2016-17

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s Ministry of Power has set a target of generating 1,178 billion units (BU) of electri... . ...Read More

• India’s FY16 pithead vendible stocks rise 11.93% y-o-y

  28 Apr 2016

  India’s pithead vendible coal stocks rose 9.64% to 65.12 million tons (mt) as on March 31, 2... . ...Read More