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PCI coal imports via Kolkata fall 22.86% in Oct m-o-m

11 Nov 2013

November 11: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata declined to 22.86% to 24,251 tons in October 2013 against 31,440 tons reported in September 2013, as per information available with ICMW.

Total PCI imports via Kolkata port stood at 167,671 tons in the first seven months of 2013-14 compared to 196,432 tons imported in the same period last year. 

PCI coal imports in October 2012 stood at 46,855 tons.

Total PCI coal imports in the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 370,125 tons.

Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata:

Month

2012-13 (in tons)

2013-14 (in tons)

April

25,853

2,000

May

0

39,037

June

22,895

22,952

July

26,484

8,806

August

61,527

39,185

September

12,818

31,440

October

46,855

24,251

November

8,784

 

December

9,908

 

January

98,931

 

February

39,298

 

March

16,772

 

Total

370,125

167,671

In October 2013, the entire volume of PCI coal imports arrived from Australia at a unit price of Rs 8,200 ($131.08).


In September 2013, however, the entire amount was imported from Australia at a price range of Rs 8,309-Rs 9,136 ($127-$153).