Coastal shipping of coal is set to double to 63 million tonnes by 2023, almost double the figure of 32 million tonnes recorded in the previous financial year, with the easing of structural bottlenecks, a report by CRISIL Research said.
Bulk of the coastal coal movement in the country happens from the eastern coast. Coal produced by Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) is shipped to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu via Paradip and Dhamra ports.
Presently, congested berths, particularly at Paradip port, are holding back rise in potential volumes. The mechanised coal handling plant berths at Paradip, through which most