India Steel Market Watch
October 6: Handling of iron ore by Haldia Port stood at 302,000 tons in August 2015, sharply up 92.36% from 157,000 tons handled in July, as per provisional data available with ISMW.
Handling of iron ore by the port in August 2014 stood at 92,000 tons, which shows that handling in August this year was sharply up 228.26% y-o-y.
Handling of iron ore by the port during the first five months of 2015-16 (April- August) stood at 752,000 tons against 561,000 tons handled in the same period of 2014-15.