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PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata were at 93,187 tons in February 2016 against 84,098 tons in January 2016, showing a month-on-month rise of 10.81%, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Imports of the material amounted to 60,916 tons in February 2015 while for fiscal 2014-15, the volumes stood at 615,010 tons.
With the February figures, total imports of the material in the first 11 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 663,525 tons against 554,004 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal, rising 19.77% year-on-year.
Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata Port 2015-16 and 2014-15:
|
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
|
April |
64,460 |
56,828 |
|
May |
83,664 |
32,136 |
|
June |
41,083 |
64,081 |
|
July |
11,750 |
25,017 |
|
August |
36,883 |
57,979 |
|
September |
82,357 |
44,865 |
|
October |
37,798 |
23,425 |
|
November |
40,760 |
65,143 |
|
December |
87,485 |
26,895 |
|
January |
84,098 |
96,719 |
|
February |
93,187 |
60,916 |
|
March |
|
61,006 |
|
Total |
663,525 |
615,010 |
In February 2016, a volume of 91,537 tons arrived from Australia in a band of Rs 4,621 – Rs 5,884 ($71-86) per ton and the balance 1,650 tons from South Africa in a band of Rs 4,490 – Rs 4,494 ($66) per ton.
January 2016 saw 74,148 tons arriving from Australia in a band of Rs 4,774 – Rs 5,010 ($70-75) per ton while 9,950 tons came in from South Africa in a range of Rs 4,038- Rs 4,907 per ton.
The following table carries details of PCI coal imports through Kolkata Port in February 2016:
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PCI COAL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
|
AUSTRALIA |
1-Feb-16 |
CENTURY PCI COAL |
4,841 |
71 |
7,760 |
|
5-Feb-16 |
WERRIS CREEK LOW ASH PCI COAL |
4,621 |
68 |
20,000 |
|
|
YARRABEE PCI COAL |
5,884 |
86 |
11,900 |
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|
5,884 |
86 |
100 |
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6-Feb-16 |
WERRIS CREEK LOW ASH PCI COAL |
4,621 |
68 |
7,289 |
|
|
12-Feb-16 |
SOUTH WALKER WEAK/PCI - NON COKING COAL |
5,233 |
76 |
19,740 |
|
|
19-Feb-16 |
LOW ASH PCI COAL (TSL PCI 4) - NON COKING COAL |
5,299 |
77 |
20,000 |
|
|
26-Feb-16 |
SOUTH WALKER WEAK/PCI, NON COKING COAL |
5,233 |
76 |
4,748 |
|
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
91,537 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
3-Feb-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL |
4,490 |
66 |
550 |
|
18-Feb-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL |
4,494 |
66 |
1,100 |
|
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
1,650 |
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PCI COAL Total |
93,187 |
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