Asia, Africa RBCT imports in Oct increase 59% m-o-m
19 Nov 2015
India Coal Market Watch
November 18: Imports of coal from South Africa’s (SA’s) Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by African and Asian countries, excluding India, increased 58.62% on a month-on-month basis to 2,397,583 tons in October 2015 from 1,511,451 tons in September 2015, according to data available with ICMW.
Imports of the fuel moved up by a sharp 23.86% to 12,947,235 tons in the first seven months of the current fiscal (April-October, 2015-16), compared to 10,452,581 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Imports by the region in October 2015 were up by 48.29% compared to 1,616,797 tons seen in October 2014.
Consequently, imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, were up by 13.72% in the first 10 months of 2015 (January-October) at 18,705,818 tons compared to 16,449,104 tons recorded in the same period in 2014, as per data available.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries) in the first 10 months (Jan–Oct) of 2014 and 2015 (in tons):
Country |
Oct-15 |
Sep-15 |
Aug-15 |
Jul-15 |
Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Apr-15 |
Mar-15 |
Feb-15 |
Jan-15 |
Total |
Oct-14 |
Sep-14 |
Aug-14 |
Jul-14 |
Jun-14 |
May-14 |
Apr-14 |
Mar-14 |
Feb-14 |
Jan-14 |
Total |
China |
77,650 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
164,784 |
- |
242,434 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
164,999 |
- |
216,806 |
1,066,836 |
491,631 |
552,357 |
2,492,629 |
Japan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
63,703 |
- |
76,865 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
140,568 |
La Reunion |
- |
51,998 |
52,000 |
- |
51,998 |
- |
51,995 |
52,024 |
- |
52,504 |
312,519 |
- |
51,998 |
49,999 |
- |
51,022 |
52,017 |
52,500 |
52,520 |
52,006 |
52,503 |
414,565 |
Malaysia |
- |
71,500 |
138,877 |
71,498 |
68,305 |
71,500 |
214,484 |
- |
71,500 |
142,999 |
850,663 |
212,113 |
- |
139,043 |
213,834 |
70,259 |
141,585 |
276,436 |
210,397 |
- |
139,564 |
1,403,231 |
Israel |
165,200 |
176,050 |
- |
346,373 |
334,850 |
175,850 |
168,000 |
168,400 |
332,520 |
465,456 |
2,332,699 |
176,183 |
167,229 |
335,008 |
163,562 |
164,498 |
341,099 |
164,321 |
161,770 |
330,995 |
162,846 |
2,167,511 |
Mauritius |
96,100 |
43,975 |
- |
- |
87,999 |
44,000 |
88,000 |
91,001 |
44,000 |
44,000 |
539,075 |
- |
- |
- |
46,974 |
131,249 |
87,997 |
88,000 |
43,992 |
44,000 |
89,159 |
531,371 |
Pakistan |
265,133 |
167,750 |
783,273 |
322,466 |
330,330 |
271,105 |
388,142 |
489,352 |
109,198 |
- |
3,126,749 |
162,106 |
388,654 |
400,162 |
395,930 |
278,861 |
435,623 |
338,480 |
229,361 |
165,921 |
55,306 |
2,850,404 |
Singapore |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
South Korea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
166,999 |
- |
- |
166,999 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165,562 |
- |
- |
80,121 |
- |
77,031 |
322,714 |
Taiwan |
432,103 |
- |
159,999 |
- |
- |
- |
164,989 |
- |
246,501 |
- |
1,003,592 |
- |
- |
- |
148,178 |
- |
- |
456,878 |
493,744 |
- |
316,150 |
1,414,950 |
Thailand |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Togo |
47,675 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
98,437 |
- |
- |
47,806 |
193,918 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
49,404 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
49,404 |
Morocco |
430,114 |
301,803 |
533,129 |
388,224 |
197,095 |
264,000 |
395,857 |
499,318 |
402,674 |
382,442 |
3,794,656 |
233,682 |
210,182 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
65,149 |
- |
- |
- |
509,013 |
Tanzania |
- |
- |
76,460 |
- |
50,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
126,460 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
43,725 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
43,725 |
UAE |
152,800 |
- |
105,800 |
104,400 |
310,890 |
53,850 |
255,202 |
150,132 |
310,407 |
54,999 |
1,498,480 |
99,670 |
157,667 |
286,226 |
103,165 |
206,524 |
- |
207,920 |
428,508 |
50,326 |
105,303 |
1,645,309 |
Madagascar |
55,000 |
54,064 |
54,026 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
- |
54,709 |
53,580 |
- |
53,750 |
435,129 |
- |
53,504 |
54,989 |
54,999 |
- |
54,999 |
54,120 |
- |
54,292 |
54,981 |
381,884 |
Ethiopia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Maputo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Djibouti |
- |
- |
101,600 |
151,658 |
48,330 |
48,550 |
52,008 |
48,507 |
94,536 |
51,680 |
596,869 |
- |
- |
- |
48,280 |
49,466 |
49,541 |
- |
48,126 |
- |
- |
195,413 |
Senegal |
47,830 |
84,450 |
39,230 |
83,700 |
42,326 |
62,700 |
83,060 |
- |
83,997 |
124,466 |
651,759 |
- |
83,132 |
40,028 |
42,576 |
- |
- |
42,761 |
41,227 |
42,636 |
43,117 |
335,477 |
Nigeria |
- |
- |
45,700 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45,700 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kenya |
98,797 |
- |
47,140 |
90,000 |
- |
48,245 |
46,462 |
40,000 |
47,045 |
- |
417,689 |
50,728 |
43,961 |
56,433 |
- |
- |
84,002 |
45,172 |
- |
- |
123,577 |
403,873 |
Sri Lanka |
191,591 |
287,850 |
- |
- |
- |
74,106 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
553,547 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
82,500 |
- |
82,500 |
Lebanon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Oman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
579,615 |
- |
- |
- |
53,523 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
633,138 |
Yemen |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35,958 |
54,420 |
43,080 |
133,458 |
- |
- |
54,910 |
- |
53,702 |
- |
- |
53,720 |
- |
- |
162,332 |
Egypt |
239,550 |
130,850 |
121,299 |
- |
52,280 |
50,850 |
107,757 |
- |
100,470 |
50,450 |
853,506 |
71,200 |
- |
52,601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
123,801 |
Saudi Arabia |
- |
- |
53,015 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55,000 |
108,015 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
- |
- |
- |
33,000 |
- |
- |
- |
32,996 |
- |
- |
65,996 |
31,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30,594 |
- |
- |
- |
62,094 |
Benin |
- |
38,760 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40,897 |
- |
- |
79,657 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
38,498 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
38,498 |
Angola |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44,700 |
- |
- |
- |
44,700 |
Ghana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18,981 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18,981 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bangladesh |
98,040 |
102,401 |
98,092 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50,000 |
208,735 |
557,268 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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