Anthracite imports resume via V O Chidambaranar in Dec
12 Jan 2016
After a gap of two months, imports of anthracite coal resumed with 69 tons via V O Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) in November 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal (2015-16), anthracite coal imports via this port stood at 220 tons against 100 tons in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
The following table contains details of imports of anthracite via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) in FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
|
|
May |
34 |
|
June |
15 |
|
July |
34 |
|
August |
68 |
|
September |
|
|
October |
|
|
November |
|
|
December |
69 |
100 |
January |
|
|
February |
|
|
March |
|
|
Total (Apr-Dec) |
220 |
100 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
220 |
100 |
In December 2015, out of the entire volume of 69 tons, 35 tons came from the UK at a price of Rs 26,338 ($392) per ton and 34 tons had come in from Vietnam at a price of Rs 15,808 ($237) per ton.
Following are details of imports of anthracite coal via VO Chidambaranar Port in December 2015:
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
UNITED KINGDOM |
28-Dec-15 |
ANTHRACITE COAL FINES |
26,338 |
392 |
35 |
UNITED KINGDOM Total |
35 |
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VIETNAM |
2-Dec-15 |
ANTHRACITE FINES |
15,808 |
237 |
34 |
VIETNAM Total |
34 |
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ANTHRACITE COAL Total |
69 |
SOurce: ICMW