Asia, Africa Oct coal imports via RBCT double in Nov
04 Dec 2014
December 4: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, almost doubled to 1,218,941 tons in November 2014 as compared to 579,615 tons in October 2014, according to data available with ICMW.
Imports in November this year, however, fell sharply by 37.28% compared to 1,943,518 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.
During the first 11 months of 2014 (January-November), total coal imports by Asian and African countries, excluding India, stood at 14,298,949 tons against 25,491,416 tons reported during the corresponding period of the previous year.
On the other hand, during FY’2013-14, total imports stood at 34,271,332 tons compared to 33,206,594 tons in FY2012-13.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries (in tons):
Country |
Jan-Nov'14 |
Jan-Nov'13 |
14-Nov |
13-Nov |
14-Oct |
14-Sep |
14-Aug |
14-Jul |
14-Jun |
China |
2,492,629 |
11,727,381 |
Nil |
1,036,828 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
164,999 |
Japan |
140,568 |
382,120 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
63,703 |
Nil |
76,865 |
La Reunion |
414,565 |
462,209 |
Nil |
48,000 |
Nil |
51,998 |
49,999 |
Nil |
51,022 |
Malaysia |
1,544,483 |
1,627,249 |
141,252 |
70,183 |
212,113 |
Nil |
139,043 |
213,834 |
70,259 |
Mauritius |
531,371 |
402,481 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
46,974 |
131,249 |
Pakistan |
2,961,370 |
1,826,654 |
110,966 |
54,380 |
162,106 |
388,654 |
400,162 |
395,930 |
278,861 |
Singapore |
Nil |
72,238 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
South Korea |
322,714 |
165,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
165,562 |
Taiwan |
1,414,950 |
5,715,495 |
Nil |
326,732 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
148,178 |
Nil |
Thailand |
|
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Togo |
49,404 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Tanzania |
43,725 |
33,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
43,725 |
UAE |
2,016,220 |
1,749,740 |
370,911 |
198,240 |
99,670 |
157,667 |
286,226 |
103,165 |
206,524 |
Madagascar |
435,844 |
627,623 |
53,960 |
Nil |
Nil |
53,504 |
54,989 |
54,999 |
Nil |
Ethiopia |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Maputo |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Dijibouti |
292,950 |
192,755 |
49,000 |
48,400 |
Nil |
48,537 |
Nil |
48,280 |
49,466 |
Senegal |
461,643 |
Nil |
126,166 |
160,755 |
Nil |
83,132 |
40,028 |
42,576 |
Nil |
Nigeria |
89,131 |
Nil |
89,131 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Kenya |
507,775 |
Nil |
103,902 |
Nil |
50728 |
43961 |
56,433 |
Nil |
Nil |
Sri Lanka |
136,653 |
180,817 |
54,153 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Lebanon |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Oman |
53,523 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
53,523 |
Yemen |
285,130 |
398,892 |
67,800 |
Nil |
54,998 |
Nil |
54,910 |
Nil |
53,702 |
Egypt |
104,301 |
Nil |
51,700 |
Nil |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
14,298,949 |
25,491,416 |
1,218,941 |
1,943,518 |
579,615 |
827,453 |
1,145,493 |
1,053,936 |
1,345,757 |