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18 Apr 2016
Coking coal imports through the port of Vizag went up a huge 145% month-on-month to 522,215 tons in March 2016 against 213,244 tons in February 2016, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
However, total imports of the material for the entire fiscal of 2015-16 were at 4,654,075 tons against 5,512,372 tons reported in the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a drop of 15.57% year-on-year.
In March 2015, coking coal imports through Vizag Port stood at 517,130 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
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Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 |
|
April |
424,672 |
537,897 |
|
May |
491,336 |
356,748 |
|
June |
245,650 |
472,347 |
|
July |
364,927 |
473,991 |
|
August |
383,690 |
285,250 |
|
September |
537,121 |
400,371 |
|
October |
418,141 |
229,678 |
|
November |
317,110 |
424,193 |
|
December |
327,006 |
787,992 |
|
January |
408,963 |
533,340 |
|
February |
213,244 |
493,435 |
|
March |
522,215 |
517,130 |
|
Total |
4,654,075 |
5,512,372 |
Imports in March 2016 comprised 442,322 tons from Australia in a band of Rs 4,783 – Rs 6,460 ($71-95) per ton, 45,243 tons from Canada in a band of Rs 5,486 – Rs 6,014 ($80-87) per ton while the balance 34,650 tons arrived from Mozambique at a price of Rs 5,190 ($76)/ton.
February imports comprised 166,510 tons from Australia in a band of Rs 5,664 – Rs 5,773 ($83-84) per ton while 46,734 tons arrived from the US at a price band of Rs 6,496 – Rs 6,501 ($94-95) per ton.
The following table contains details of coking coal imports via Vizag Port in March 2016:
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COKING COAL IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
|
AUSTRALIA |
4-Mar-16 |
BLACKWATER WEAK COKING COAL |
5,660 |
83 |
14,206 |
|
LAKE VERMONT COKING COAL |
5,725 |
84 |
11,400 |
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|
5,725 |
84 |
7,600 |
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5-Mar-16 |
MOURA SOFT COKING COAL |
4,850 |
71 |
40,362 |
|
|
8-Mar-16 |
TAHMOOR HARD COKING COAL |
6,460 |
95 |
34,722 |
|
|
9-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ILLAWARRA'A' HARD COKING COAL |
5,799 |
85 |
47,750 |
|
|
10-Mar-16 |
BLACKWATER WEAK COKING COAL |
5,660 |
83 |
7,471 |
|
|
LAKE VERMONT COKING COAL |
5,725 |
84 |
4,598 |
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11-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ILLAWARRA "A" HARD COKING COAL |
5,672 |
83 |
9,022 |
|
|
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ISAAC COKING COAL |
5,576 |
82 |
44,744 |
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12-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA COKING COAL |
5,618 |
83 |
46,000 |
|
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18-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ILLAWARRA HARD COKING COAL |
5,719 |
85 |
4,511 |
|
|
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ISAAC COKING COAL |
5,576 |
83 |
10,244 |
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MOURA SOFT COKING COAL |
4,783 |
71 |
5,425 |
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28-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ISAAC COKING COAL |
5,387 |
80 |
154,266 |
|
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
442,322 |
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CANADA |
2-Mar-16 |
TECK POLAR RIDGE SEMI HARD COKING COAL |
5,486 |
80 |
22,601 |
|
TECK PREMIUM PRIME HARD COKING COAL |
6,014 |
87 |
22,642 |
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CANADA Total |
45,243 |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
8-Mar-16 |
FRESHLY MINED PRIME QUALITY WASHED BENGA PREMIUM HARD COKING COAL |
5,190 |
76 |
34,650 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE Total |
34,650 |
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COKING COAL Total |
522,215 |
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