Coking coal imports via Kandla up 7.75% m-o-m in Nov
19 Dec 2013
December 19: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 26,937 tons in November 2013, up 7.75% from 25,000 tons in October, as per information available with ICMW.
The import of coking coal through the port during the first eight months (April-November) of FY’14 stood at 214,402 tons against 230,979 tons during the same period last year.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Kandla:
Month |
Imports in 2012-13 |
Imports in 2013-14 |
April |
65,445 |
22,500 |
May |
43,609 |
14,307 |
June |
21,200 |
29,000 |
July |
7,105 |
17,000 |
August |
7,000 |
32,458 |
September |
33,000 |
47,200 |
October |
23,000 |
25,000 |
November |
30,620 |
26,937 |
December |
31,500 |
|
January |
20,000 |
|
February |
15,500 |
|
March |
27,880 |
|
Total |
325,859 |
214,402 |
In November 2013, 21,937 tons came from Australia at a price range of Rs 9,816-Rs 12,852 ($156-$203) per ton while 5,000 tons came from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 9,298-Rs 9,621 ($149-$152) per ton.
However, during October 2013, 13,500 tons came from Australia at a price range of Rs 10,177-Rs 12,383 ($164-$199) per ton while 11,500 tons came from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 5,993-Rs 9,795 ($96-$157) per ton.