India’s ports handle 11% more coking coal imports in April–October

India’s major ports provisionally handled 39.94 million tonnes of coking coal imports in April–October of fiscal 2026-27, up 10.85% from the same period a year earlier. The Indian Ports Association (IPA) released the figures on November 5.

SteelOrbis calculations put coking coal traffic through the ports at 6.41 million tonnes in October, compared with 5.12 million tonnes in September.

Iron ore traffic, including pellets, totalled 29.53 million tonnes over the seven months, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%.