There have been no iron ore fines and lumps exports through the port of Vizag from August 2015-March 2016 while in July these were at 42,652 tons, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Volumes in March 2015 were at 506,142 tons.
Total iron ore exports through the port in fiscal 2015-16 stood at 307,783 tons against 2,928,639 tons reported in the same period of the previous fiscal, showing a year-on-year drop of 89.49%.
Following are the export details of both the financial years:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
24,656 |
297,669 |
May |
50,854 |
269,851 |
Jun |
189,621 |
198,432 |
July |
42,652 |
220,578 |
Aug |
Nil |
149,380 |
Sept |
Nil |
218,510 |
Oct |
Nil |
74,690 |
Nov |
Nil |
72,129 |
Dec |
Nil |
485,270 |
Jan |
Nil |
216,926 |
Feb |
Nil |
219,062 |
Mar |
Nil |
506,142 |
VIZAG APR TO MARCH Total |
307,783 |
2,928,639 |