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Coking coal imports via Mormugao fall 19.61% in Jan m-o-m

February 25: Imports of coking coal via Mormugao port stood at 439,481 tons during the month of January, down 19.61% from 546,672 tons imported in December, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

During January 2013, coking coal imports via the port stood at 611,549 tons.

Following are the month-wise coking coal imports via Mormugao port during 2013-14 (up to January) and 2012-13:

In January 2014, 319,595 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 9,904-Rs 11,176 ($159-$179) per ton, 67,787 tons came from Canada at a price of Rs 9,977 ($160) per ton and 52,100 tons came from Mozambique at a price of Rs 10,158 ($163) per ton.

However, during December 2013, 464,502 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 8,315-Rs 11,294 ($133-$181) per ton while 82,170 tons arrived from Canada at a price of Rs 10,044 ($160) per ton.