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18 Aug 2014
August 18: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 72,841 tons in July 2014, up almost three times from 23,500 tons reported in June 2014, as per provisional data available with ICMW.
Imports of coking coal through the port during July 2013 stood at 17,000 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Kandla:
|
Month |
Imports in 2014-15 |
Imports in 2013-14 |
|
April |
23,786 |
22,500 |
|
May |
23,000 |
14,307 |
|
June |
23,500 |
29,000 |
|
July |
72,841 |
17,000 |
|
August |
|
32,458 |
|
September |
|
47,200 |
|
October |
|
25,000 |
|
November |
|
26,937 |
|
December |
|
52,970 |
|
January |
|
11,500 |
|
February |
|
23,500 |
|
March |
|
24,480 |
|
Total |
143,127 |
326,852 |
In July 2014, 61,341 tons came from Australia at a price range of Rs 5,886-Rs 12,343 ($98-$203) per ton while the balance 11,500 tons came in from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 8,050-Rs 8,219 ($134-$137) per ton.
However, during June 2014, 16,000 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 8,318-Rs 9,840 ($139-$163) per ton whereas the remaining 7,500 tons came in from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 8,402-Rs 9,611 ($139-$161) per ton.