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Coking coal imports via Vizag up 69.56% in Sept m-o-m

28 Oct 2013

October 28: Coking coal imports through the port of Vizag rose 69.56% at 546,544 tons in September 2013 against 322,327 tons reported in August 2013, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

With this, imports of steam coal in the first six months of 2013-14 stood at 3,144,910 tons whereas the figure was at 3,354,122 tons during the corresponding period of 2012-13.

Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Vizag port in 2012-13 and 2013-14:


Month

2012-13 (in tons)

2013-14 (in tons)

April

653,601

696,761

May

480,618

616,391

June

493,278

472,329

July

663,765

490,558

August

616,720

322,327

September

446,140

546,544

October

592,146

 

November

534,863

 

December

386,343

 

January

606,818

 

February

328,376

 

March

527,760

 

Total

6,330,428

314,4910


The following table gives details of coking coal imports in September 2013:


COKING COAL

Country Of Origin

Date

Item Description

Unit Price (in Rs/ton)

Unit Price (in $/ton)

Quantity (in tons)

AUSTRALIA

5-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BARWON COKING COAL

        9,861

         151

           17,265

6-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BARWON COKING COAL

        9,740

         145

           44,000

10-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL

      10,456

         156

           37,061

11-Sep-13

GOONYELLA B COKING COAL (C.S.N. : 9.0AND MMR : 1.23 % )

      10,204

         152

           32,951

POITREL COKING COAL (C.S.N. : 7.0 ANDMMR : 1.14% )

        8,994

         134

           20,854

16-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA MIDDLE SEAM COKING COAL

      10,474

         156

           46,000

20-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BARWON COKING COAL

        9,910

         155

            7,771

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BLACK WATER SOFT COKING COAL

        8,374

         131

           39,324

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL

      10,720

         168

            8,168

23-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BARWON COKING COAL

        9,919

         155

            4,244

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BARWON COKING COAL

      10,014

         157

           37,756

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA MIDDLE SEAM COKING COAL

      10,681

         167

           36,608

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA MIDDLE SEAM COKING COAL

      10,305

         162

            3,236

25-Sep-13

GOONYELLA B COKING COAL

        9,790

         153

           54,615

POITREL COKING COAL

        8,701

         136

           24,129

30-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA MIDDLE SEAM COKING COAL

        9,696

         152

            1,048

GOONYELLA B COKING COAL

        9,846

         154

           35,463

POITREL COKING COAL

        8,681

         136

           21,998

AUSTRALIA Total

       472,492

NEW ZEALAND

10-Sep-13

HARD COKING COAL BLEND

      10,891

         163

            1,721

NZSS COAL

        8,157

         122

            1,689

30-Sep-13

HARD COKING COAL BLEND

        9,720

         152

           24,643

NEW ZEALAND Total

         28,052

UNITED STATES

20-Sep-13

FRESHLY MINED PRIME QUALITY WASHED/UNWASHED L&K MID VOLATILE HARD COKING COAL

      10,383

         163

           46,000

UNITED STATES Total

         46,000

COKING COAL TOTAL

       546,544

 
In September 2013, 472,492 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8,374 – Rs 10,720 ($131-$168) per ton, 28,052 tons arrived from New Zealand in a price range of Rs 8,157 – Rs 10,891 ($122-$163) per ton and the balance 46,000 tons arrived from the US at a unit price of Rs 10,383 ($163).


In August 2013, however, 262,136 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 7,410 – Rs 11,175 ($120-$182) per ton, 49,151 tons came from New Zealand in a price band of Rs 7,956 – Rs 10,622 ($122-$163) per ton and the balance from the US at a unit price of Rs 9,483 ($154) per ton.