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Steam coal imports via Mumbai up 46.68% in July m-o-m

29 Aug 2013

August 29: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai were at 334,717 tons in July 2013 against 228,184 tons recorded in June 2013, showing a rise of 46.68%, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

With this, total imports of steam coal during the first four months of 2013-14 stood at 1,239,368 tons against 1,920,555 tons registered during the corresponding period of 2012-13.

Steam coal imports in July 2012 were, however, higher at 426,573 tons.

Total steam coal imports via Mumbai in 2012-13 stood at 4,407,185 tons.

Following is the monthly break-up of steam coal imports via Mumbai in 2012-13 and 2013-14:

Month

2012-13 (in tons)

2013-14 (in tons)

April

473,668

179,097

May

459,765

497,370

June

560,549

228,184

July

426,573

334,717

August

303,816

 

September

294,748

 

October

316,722

 

November

279,073

 

December

371,525

 

January

277,854

 

February

255,703

 

March

387,189

 

Total

4,407,185

1,239,368

In July 2013, 33,699 tons of steam coal arrived from Australia at Rs 5,266 ($87) per ton, while 301,017 tons arrived from Indonesia in a price band of Rs 3,800 – Rs 5,222 _$63-$88) per ton.

In June 2013, however, the entire consignment arrived from Indonesia in a price range of Rs 2,932 – Rs 4,941 ($50-$87).