Asia, Africa Aug coal imports via RBCT fall 27.76% m-o-m
08 Oct 2014
October 8: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, fell sharply by almost 27.76% to 827,453 tons in September 2014 compared to 1,145,493 tons in August 2014, reveal data available with ICMW.
Imports in September this year, however, fell 64.99% compared to 2,363,743 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.
During the first nine months of 2014 (January-September), total coal imports by Asian and African countries stood at 12,403,831 tons against 21,082,821 tons reported during the corresponding period of the previous year.
On the other hand, during FY2013-14, total imports stood at 34,271,332 tons compared to 33,206,594 tons imported in FY2012-13.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries (in tons):
Country |
Jan-Sept'14 |
Jan-Sept'13 |
14-Sep |
13-Sep |
14-Aug |
14-Jul |
14-Jun |
14-May |
14-Apr |
14-Mar |
China |
2,492,629 |
9,457,556 |
Nil |
1,126,267 |
Nil |
Nil |
164,999 |
Nil |
216,806 |
1,066,836 |
Japan |
140,568 |
382,120 |
Nil |
Nil |
63,703 |
Nil |
76,865 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
La Reunion |
414,565 |
414,209 |
51,998 |
51,990 |
49,999 |
Nil |
51,022 |
52,017 |
104,997 |
52,520 |
Malaysia |
1,191,118 |
1,350,339 |
Nil |
71,496 |
139,043 |
213,834 |
70,259 |
141,585 |
276,436 |
210,397 |
Mauritius |
531,371 |
357,926 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
46,974 |
131,249 |
87,997 |
88,000 |
43,992 |
Pakistan |
2,688,298 |
1,596,852 |
388,654 |
337,396 |
400,162 |
395,930 |
278,861 |
435,623 |
338,480 |
229,361 |
Singapore |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
South Korea |
322,714 |
165,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
165,562 |
Nil |
Nil |
80,121 |
Taiwan |
1,414,950 |
4,583,819 |
Nil |
625,901 |
Nil |
148,178 |
Nil |
Nil |
456,878 |
493,744 |
Thailand |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Togo |
49,404 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
49,404 |
Nil |
Nil |
Tanzania |
43,725 |
33,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
43,725 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
UAE |
1,545,639 |
1,398,985 |
157,667 |
Nil |
286,226 |
103,165 |
206,524 |
Nil |
207,920 |
428,508 |
Madagascar |
381,884 |
525,149 |
53,504 |
54,995 |
54,989 |
54,999 |
Nil |
54,999 |
54,120 |
Nil |
Ethiopia |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Maputo |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Dijibouti |
243,950 |
97,310 |
48,537 |
Nil |
Nil |
48,280 |
49,466 |
49,541 |
Nil |
48,126 |
Senegal |
335477 |
244,323 |
83,132 |
Nil |
40,028 |
42,576 |
Nil |
Nil |
42,761 |
41,227 |
Nigeria |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Kenya |
309,184 |
Nil |
43961 |
Nil |
56,433 |
Nil |
Nil |
84,002 |
45,172 |
Nil |
Sri Lanka |
82,500 |
180,817 |
Nil |
54,999 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Lebanon |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Oman |
53,523 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
53,523 |
|
|
|
Yemen |
162,332 |
295,416 |
Nil |
40,699 |
54,910 |
Nil |
53,702 |
Nil |
Nil |
53,720 |
Total |
12,403,831 |
21,082,821 |
827,453 |
2,363,743 |
1,145,493 |
1,053,936 |
1,345,757 |
955,168 |
1,831,570 |
2,700,426 |