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Coking coal imports via New Mangalore up 7.41% in Jan m-o-m

04 Mar 2014

March 04: Coking coal imports through the port of New Mangalore moved up 7.41% in January 2014 to 53,444 tons compared to 49,755 tons in December, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

The import of coking coal through the port during the first ten months (April-January) of FY’14 stood at 454,311 tons, up from 563,562 tons recorded in the corresponding period last year.

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

Month

Imports in 2012-13
(In tons)

Imports in 2013-14
(In tons)

April

-

-

May

156,010

           92,472

June

139,415

50,748

July

-

           57,135

August

45,365

14,500

September

25,668

12,318

October

 

25,853

November

155,692

           98,087

December

20,706

49,755

January

20,706

53,444

February

21,000

 

March

89,168

 

Total

673,730

454,311

In January 2014, 39,500 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 6,208-Rs 8,323 ($100-$133) per ton while 13,944 tons came from Canada at a price of Rs 9,977 ($160) per ton.

However, during December 2013, the entire quantity came from Australia at a price range of Rs 6,568-Rs 11,115 ($105-$178) per ton.