January steam coal imports via Karaikal double m-o-m
10 Feb 2016
In January 2016, steam coal imports via Karaikal Port stood at 205,596 tons, up 102.18%, from 101,685 tons reported in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Total imports of steam coal through the port during the first 10 months (April-January) of 2015-16 stood at 919,445 tons, against 238,648 tons for the same period of last fiscal, though for seven months there were no data available.
The following table gives steam coal imports through Karaikal Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
- |
N.A |
May |
191,164 |
N.A |
June |
98,764 |
N.A |
July |
71,500 |
N.A |
August |
0 |
N.A |
September |
0 |
N.A |
October |
113,356 |
N.A |
November |
137,380 |
120,948 |
December |
101,685 |
- |
January |
205,596 |
117,700 |
February |
|
69,145 |
March |
|
53,000 |
Total(April-Jan) |
919,445 |
238,648 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
919,445 |
360,793* |
*Total for November-March, 2014-15
Following are details of non-coking coal imports via Karaikal Port in December 2015:
NON COKING COAL IMPORT, KARAIKAL |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
28-Jan-16 |
STEAM COAL |
3,506 |
51 |
5,000 |
AUSTRALIA Total |
5,000 |
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INDONESIA |
19-Jan-16 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
3,343 |
50 |
70,047 |
STEAMING (NON-COKING) COAL |
3,209 |
48 |
33,762 |
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3,209 |
48 |
31,856 |
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20-Jan-16 |
STEAMING (NON-COKING) COAL |
3,329 |
49 |
49,431 |
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3,329 |
49 |
5,500 |
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INDONESIA Total |
190,596 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
20-Jan-16 |
NON COKING STEAMING COAL |
3,916 |
58 |
10,000 |
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
10,000 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
205,596 |
In January 2016, a volume of 5,000 tons came from Australia at a unit price of Rs 3,506 ($51) per ton, 190,596 tons came from Indonesia at a price range of Rs 3,209-Rs 3,343 ($48-$50) per ton and 10,000 tons from South Africa at a unit price of Rs 3,916 ($58).
In December 2015, around 15,000 tons came from Australia at Rs 4,152 ($62) per ton. Further details of the remaining 86,685 tons were not available.