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Coking coal imports via Mormugao up 33.81% in March m-o-m

April 10: Imports of coking coal via Mormugao Port stood at 436,714 tons during the month of March 2014, up 33.81% from 326,362 tons imported in February, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

During March 2013, however, coking coal imports via the port stood at nil.

Following are the month-wise coking coal imports via Mormugao Port during 2013-14 and 2012-13:

In March 2014, 375,220 tons of coking coal came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 8,731-Rs 10,569 ($141-$168) per ton while 61,494 tons came in from Canada at a price of Rs 9,522 ($151) per ton.

However, during February 2014, 167,400 tons arrived from Australia at a price range of Rs 10,293-Rs 10,618 ($164-$169) per ton, 81,426 tons came from Canada at a price of Rs 10,596 ($168) per ton while 77,537 tons came from South Africa at a price of Rs 6,912 ($110) per ton.