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14 Mar 2016
As with steam coal, import volumes of coking coal through the port of Paradip too moved up a sharp 71.07% to 871,845 tons in February 2016 against 509,638 tons in January 2016, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Imports of coking coal in February 2015 stood at a lower 374,315 tons.
With the addition of the February 2016 figures, total coking coal imports in the first 11 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 dropped 19.44% year-on-year to 6,695,320 tons against 8,311,340 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Total imports of coking coal via the port in the previous financial year of 2014-15 amounted to 9,097,177 tons.
Following are the details of coking coal imports via Paradip Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
|
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
|
April |
719,166 |
538,031 |
|
May |
599,318 |
332,659 |
|
June |
654,548 |
438,087 |
|
July |
419,553 |
1,156,755 |
|
August |
658,280 |
2,187,101 |
|
September |
438,242 |
636,305 |
|
October |
828,751 |
428,268 |
|
November |
426,109 |
501,683 |
|
December |
569,870 |
441,277 |
|
January |
509,638 |
1,276,859 |
|
February |
871,845 |
374,315 |
|
March |
|
785,837 |
|
Total |
6,695,320 |
9,097,177 |
Following table contains details of coking coal imports via Paradip Port in February 2016:
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COKING COAL IMPORT, PARADIP |
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|
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
|
AUSTRALIA |
3-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,214 |
76 |
8,562 |
|
8-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,376 |
79 |
5,000 |
|
|
9-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,128 |
75 |
40,000 |
|
|
5,612 |
82 |
61,870 |
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|
6,070 |
89 |
30,308 |
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|
6,070 |
89 |
24,797 |
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|
12-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,782 |
84 |
3,527 |
|
|
6,081 |
89 |
65,998 |
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|
6,703 |
98 |
2,735 |
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|
15-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,924 |
87 |
63,000 |
|
|
16-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,969 |
87 |
62,808 |
|
|
18-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,894 |
86 |
2,250 |
|
|
6,225 |
91 |
1,211 |
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|
6,328 |
92 |
1,430 |
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|
7,426 |
108 |
1,176 |
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|
7,750 |
113 |
1,215 |
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|
19-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,710 |
83 |
50,370 |
|
|
5,730 |
83 |
87,461 |
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|
25-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,550 |
80 |
62,341 |
|
|
26-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,166 |
75 |
10,348 |
|
|
28-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,126 |
74 |
25,367 |
|
|
5,797 |
84 |
54,336 |
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|
29-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,596 |
81 |
18,174 |
|
|
5,615 |
81 |
33,000 |
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|
5,661 |
82 |
2,519 |
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|
5,700 |
83 |
22,000 |
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|
AUSTRALIA Total |
741,803 |
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|
CANADA |
8-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,501 |
80 |
22,858 |
|
CANADA Total |
22,858 |
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|
MOZAMBIQUE |
5-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,258 |
77 |
10,000 |
|
18-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,258 |
77 |
2,151 |
|
|
MOZAMBIQUE Total |
12,151 |
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|
NEW ZEALAND |
3-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,610 |
82 |
46,950 |
|
NEW ZEALAND Total |
46,950 |
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|
UNITED STATES |
8-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
6,411 |
94 |
40,000 |
|
26-Feb-16 |
COKING COAL |
6,458 |
94 |
8,083 |
|
|
UNITED STATES Total |
48,083 |
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|
COKING COAL Total |
871,845 |
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In February 2016, however, imports comprised a volume of 741,803 tons from Australia in a range of Rs 5,126 – Rs 7,750 ($74-113) per ton, 46,950 tons from New Zealand at Rs 5,610 ($82) per ton, 22,858 tons from Canada at Rs 5,501 ($80) per ton, 12,151 tons from Mozambique at a unit price of Rs 5,258 ($77) and the balance 48,083 tons from the US at a price band of Rs 6,411 – 6,458 ($94) per ton.
January 2016 imports comprised a volume of 477,845 tons from Australia in a range of Rs 5,131 – Rs 6,412 ($76-95) per ton, 7,700 tons from Indonesia at a unit price of Rs 5,350 ($79) while the balance 24,093 tons from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 5,177 – Rs 5,227 ($77) per ton.