Handling of limestone by Tuticorin Port stood at 108,756 tons in November 2015, showing a sharp rise of 112.57% from 51,162 tons handled in October 2015, as per provisional data from port sources available with ISMW.
However, during the first eight months (April-November) of 2015-16, limestone handling by this port stood at 579,994 tons, showing a fall of 10.72% from 649,636 tons handled in the same period of 2014-15.
Similarly, handling of limestone by the port in November 2014 stood at 73,785 tons, which shows that handling was up 47.40% y-o-y.
Source: India Steel Market Watch