Coking coal imports via Paradip rise 29.33% in Nov m-o-m
20 Dec 2013
December 20: Imports of coking coal through the port of Paradip in November 2013 rose 29.33% to 780,965 tons against 487,630 tons in October, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
With this, total imports of met coke via the port during the first eight months of the current fiscal stood at 3,971,576 tons compared to 2,593,780 tons imported in the same period last year.
Total coking coal imports in the last financial year of 2012-13 stood at 3,982,521 tons.
Following are the details of coking coal imports via Paradip in 2012-13 and 2013-14:
Month |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
April |
254,605 |
270,990 |
May |
513,648 |
513,624 |
June |
333,373 |
388,541 |
July |
422,105 |
395,309 |
August |
442,855 |
767,992 |
September |
226,387 |
366525 |
October |
161,514 |
487,630 |
November |
239,293 |
780,965 |
December |
341,527 |
|
January |
615,983 |
|
February |
144,853 |
|
March |
286,379 |
|
Total |
3,982,521 |
3,971,576 |
The following table gives details of coking coal imports via Paradip in Nov 2013:
COKING COAL |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price |
Unit Price |
Quantity (in tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
Nov'13 |
COKING COAL |
10,190 |
164 |
113,137 |
4-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
9,752 |
157 |
112,158 |
|
7-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
8,670 |
139 |
13,221 |
|
8-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
9,584 |
152 |
63,406 |
|
13-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
10,199 |
162 |
48,735 |
|
15-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
9,945 |
158 |
39,168 |
|
18-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
10,209 |
162 |
72,788 |
|
21-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
11,604 |
184 |
57,301 |
|
25-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
9,249 |
146 |
155,010 |
|
28-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
11,436 |
181 |
1,676 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
676,600 |
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CANADA |
21-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
10,834 |
172 |
62,782 |
CANADA Total |
62,782 |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
20-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
10,133 |
161 |
13,562 |
MOZAMBIQUE Total |
13,562 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
19-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
10,017 |
159 |
19,766 |
NEW ZEALAND Total |
19,766 |
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UNITED STATES |
4-Nov-13 |
COKING COAL |
9,552 |
154 |
8,256 |
UNITED STATES Total |
8,256 |
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COKING COAL Total |
780,965 |
In November 676600 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8670 – Rs 11604 ($139-$184) per ton, 62782 tons arrived from Canada at Rs 10834 ($172) per ton among others.
In October 2013, 398,203 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8,202 – Rs 10,313 ($131-$165) per ton, 49,427 tons came in from the US in a price range of Rs 9,701 – Rs 9,552 ($155-$154) per ton), while 40,000 tons arrived from another source at a unit price of Rs 9,185 ($148).