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Coking coal imports via Kandla up 90.93% m-o-m in August

06 Sep 2013

September 6: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 32,458 tons in August 2013, up 90.93% from 17,000 tons in July, as per information available with ICMW.

The import of coking coal import through the port during first five months (April-August) of FY'14 stood at 115,265 tons, while it stood at 144,359 tons during same period last year.

Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Kandla:

Month

Imports in 2012-13
(in tons)

Imports in 2013-14
(in tons)

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

 

October

23,000

 

November

30,620

 

December

31,500

 

January

20,000

 

February

15,500

 

March

27,880

 

Total

325,859

115,265

In August 2013, 23,965 tons came from Australia at a price range of Rs 10,314-Rs 12,407 ($168-$202) per ton while 8493 tons came from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 5,564-Rs 9,901 ($90-$152) per ton.
However, in July 2013, the entire quantity came from Australia at a price range of Rs 10,165-Rs 11,878 ($172-$199) per ton.