Gangavaram January coking coal imports dip m-o-m
16 Feb 2016
Imports of coking coal via Gangavaram Port stood at 506,535 tons in January 2016, marginally down 0.81% month-on-month compared to 510,667 tons imported in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For the first ten months (April-January) of the current fiscal (2015-16), coking coal imports via the port stood at 4,808,389 tons while 3,892,234 tons had been imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Following are details of coking coal imports in 2015-16 and 2014-15 (in tons):
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
4,66,413 |
3,49,111 |
May |
4,44,153 |
3,86,772 |
June |
6,69,746 |
6,32,466 |
July |
5,01,003 |
4,25,758 |
August |
3,03,481 |
2,35,052 |
September |
4,23,345 |
7,94,741 |
October |
6,30,068 |
31,206 |
November |
3,52,978 |
4,96,519 |
December |
5,10,667 |
5,40,609 |
January |
5,06,535 |
5,90,281 |
February |
6,95,493 |
|
March |
348, 497 |
|
Total (April-January) |
48,08,389 |
44,82,515 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
48,08,389 |
51,77,394 |
In January 2016, out of the entire volume of 506,535 tons, 363,557 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 5,099-Rs 7,693 ($76-$112) per ton, 64,875 tons from New Zealand at a price of Rs 6,219 ($91) per ton and 78,103 tons from the US at a price of Rs 6,465 ($96) per ton.
In December 2015, the entire volume of 510,667 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 5,227-Rs 6,693 ($78-$100) per ton.
Following are details of coking coal imports via Gangavaram Port in January 2016:
COKING COAL IMPORT, GANGAVARAM |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
02-Jan-16 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED BLACKWATER SOFT COKING COAL |
5,227 |
78 |
6,526 |
19-Jan-16 |
GREGORY COKING COAL |
5,340 |
79 |
78,619 |
|
HAIL CREEK HARD COKING COAL |
6,116 |
91 |
1,000 |
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20-Jan-16 |
BLACK WATER SOFT COKING COAL |
5,099 |
76 |
80,879 |
|
22-Jan-16 |
MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL |
7,693 |
112 |
1,52,586 |
|
25-Jan-16 |
DAWSON VALLEY BLEND COKING COAL(BLEND OF 80% DAWSON MV AND 20% CAPRICORN COKING COALS)AS PER AGREEMENT NO:230/2013) |
6,344 |
93 |
43,947 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
3,63,557 |
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NEW ZEALAND |
26-Jan-16 |
HARD COKING COAL BLEND (A BLEND OF 25% OF GRADEA, 37.5% OF GRADE B AND37.5%OF GRADE N NEWZEALAND HARDCOAL |
6,219 |
91 |
64,875 |
NEW ZEALAND Total |
64,875 |
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UNITED STATES |
06-Jan-16 |
CAMBRIA CREEK MEDIUM VOLATILE HARD COKING COAL |
6,465 |
96 |
78,103 |
UNITED STATES Total |
78,103 |
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COKING COAL Total |
5,06,535 |