January PCI imports via Kolkata Port dip 4% m-o-m
09 Feb 2016
PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata were at 84,098 tons in January 2016 against 87,485 tons in December 2015, showing a month-on-month dip of 3.87%, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Imports of the material amounted to 96,719 tons in January 2015 while for fiscal 2014-15, the volumes stood at 615,010 tons.
With the January figures, total imports of the material in the first 10 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 570,338 tons against 493,088 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal, rising 15.66% year-on-year.
Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata Port 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
64,460 |
56,828 |
May |
83,664 |
32,136 |
June |
41,083 |
64,081 |
July |
11,750 |
25,017 |
August |
36,883 |
57,979 |
September |
82,357 |
44,865 |
October |
37,798 |
23,425 |
November |
40,760 |
65,143 |
December |
87,485 |
26,895 |
January |
84,098 |
96,719 |
February |
|
60,916 |
March |
|
61,006 |
Total |
570,338 |
615,010 |
January 2016 saw 74,148 tons arriving from Australia in a band of Rs 4,774 – Rs 5,010 ($70-75) per ton while 9,950 tons came in from South Africa in a range of Rs 4,038- Rs 4,907 per ton.
In December 2015, a volume of 80,794 tons arrived from Australia in a band of Rs 4,858 – Rs 5,155 ($72-77) per ton, 6,690 tons from South Africa in a band of Rs 4,007 – Rs 4,038 ($60) per ton.
The following table carries details of PCI coal imports through Kolkata Port in January 2016:
PCI COAL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
7-Jan-16 |
SOUTH WALKER WEAK/PCI --NON COKING COAL |
5,010 |
75 |
20,000 |
13-Jan-16 |
SOUTH WALKER WEAK/PCI --NON COKING COAL |
5,010 |
74 |
9,428 |
|
23-Jan-16 |
PEAK DOWNS NORTH PCI COAL - CSN 3.5, MMR 1.23% |
4,994 |
73 |
7,360 |
|
4,994 |
73 |
6,416 |
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4,994 |
73 |
10,944 |
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25-Jan-16 |
CENTURY PCI COAL |
4,774 |
70 |
20,000 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
74,148 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
2-Jan-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 28.71%) |
4,038 |
60 |
3,200 |
7-Jan-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL |
4,615 |
69 |
2,200 |
|
4,615 |
69 |
1,800 |
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13-Jan-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 28.71%) |
4,769 |
71 |
1,650 |
|
14-Jan-16 |
HIGH ASH ENERGY COAL (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 28.71%) |
4,907 |
73 |
1,100 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
9,950 |
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PCI COAL Total |
84,098 |