Coal imports through India's 12 state-run ports climbed 18.93% from the previous month to 17.11 million tonnes in March, hitting a four-month high, showed the latest data from Indian Ports Association.

The volume, however, was 1.28% lower than the same month last year, data showed.

Thermal coal imports at these ports stood at 11.53 million tonnes, down 6.15% year on year (YoY) yet up 20.63% month on month (MoM), while coking coal imports came in at 5.58 million tonnes, rising 10.59% YoY and 15.57% MoM.

Paradip port in East India received most thermal coal among all these ports in March, at 4.55 million tonnes, decreasing 10.35% YoY but increasing 16.86% MoM.

Kolkata, also along the east coast, imported most coking coal in the same month at 1.61 million tonnes, falling 21.84% YoY but up 33.69% MoM.

Imports at these ports totaled 192 million tonnes over the fiscal year 2023-24 (April 2023-Mar 2024), up 2.03% from 188 million tonnes last year. Thermal coal imports stood at 127 million tonnes, down 1.72% YoY, and coking coal imports at 64.94 million tonnes, up 10.24% YoY.

The total coal handling volume at the 12 ports reached 819 million tonnes during the same period, up 4.45% from 784 million tonnes a year ago.

India's 12 state-owned ports are Kolkata, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Ennore, Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore, Mormugao, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), and Kandla.

(Writing by yan.sun  Editing by Harry Huo)
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