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• Vizag Port to run fully on solar power from April

  22 Feb 2016

  Visakhapatnam Port is likely to become the first port in the country that would start running its ... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port plans new Rs 313-crore coal terminal

  22 Feb 2016

  Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has decided to set up a mechanised coal terminal at an investment o... . ...Read More

• India set to seal major power deal in Bangladesh, beating China

  22 Feb 2016

  A state-run Indian firm is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangla... . ...Read More

• Forest land encroached by cement firm: probe

  22 Feb 2016

  A survey carried out by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Protection & Vigila... . ...Read More

• Cement realisations of major companies fall by 1.8-2% in the December 2015 quarter

  22 Feb 2016

  ET Intelligence Group: Cement realisations of major cement companies fell by 1.8­2% in the Dec... . ...Read More

• South Africa to Probe Eskom Coal-Supply Deals, Times Reports

  22 Feb 2016

  South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan will order the national treasury to scrutiniz... . ...Read More

• Govt to build 15 coal washries; to be operational by Sept 2017

  22 Feb 2016

  Coal Ministry informed a Parliamentary panel that it will establish 15 coal washries, which will b... . ...Read More

• 161 tons of steam coal exports via Chennai Port in Jan

  19 Feb 2016

  In a surprise development, a volume of 161 tons of steam coal was exported through Chennai Port in... . ...Read More

• Chennai’s Jan limestone imports decline 73% m-o-m

  19 Feb 2016

  Limestone imports via Chennai Port dropped by 72.80% to 17,690 tons in January 2016 against 65,041... . ...Read More

• Chennai Jan gypsum imports spurt to 57,180t m-o-m

  19 Feb 2016

  Gypsum imports through Chennai Port catapulted to 57,180 tons month-on-month in January 2016 again... . ...Read More

• No PCI imports via Chennai Port for more than 1 year

  19 Feb 2016

  PCI coal imports through Chennai Port seem to have dried up for more than a year now, with no such... . ...Read More

• No met coke imported via Chennai Port for 2 months

  19 Feb 2016

  There were no met coke imports through Chennai Port in January 2016, as well as in December 2015, ... . ...Read More

• Chennai Port’s Jan pet coke imports dip 2% m-o-m

  19 Feb 2016

  Pet coke imports through Chennai Port were at a volume of 710 tons in January 2016 while in Decemb... . ...Read More

• Chennai’s Jan coking coal imports drop 42% m-o-m

  19 Feb 2016

  Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai dropped 42.10% to 110 tons month-on-month in Janua... . ...Read More

• Chennai’s Jan steam coal imports spurt on low base

  19 Feb 2016

  Steam coal imports through the port of Chennai spurted by 140% to 173 tons in January 2016 but on ... . ...Read More