Kakinada Port FY16 steam coal imports drop 45%
15 Apr 2016
Steam coal imports through Kakinada Port stood at 216,201 tons in March 2016, up 44.0% from 121,673 tons in February 2016, according to provisional data available with ICMW. There were no imports in December 2015.
Total steam coal imports through Kakinada Port for financial year 2015-16 (April-March) stood at 1,277,685 tons, showing a drop of around 45% over 2,331,579 tons seen for 2014-15, though no data was available for six months in the previous fiscal.
The following table contains details of imports of steam coal via Kakinada Port in FY2014-15 and FY2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
|
|
May |
|
|
June |
498,215 |
|
July |
|
|
August |
|
|
September |
119,035 |
|
October |
|
90,984 |
November |
181,561 |
121,737 |
December |
|
836,211 |
January |
141,000 |
603,479 |
February |
121,673 |
679,168 |
March |
216,201 |
|
Total |
1,277,685 |
2,331,579 |
Following are details of steam coal imports via Kakinada Port in March 2016:
NON COKING COAL IMPORT, KAKINADA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
INDONESIA |
16-Mar-16 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,263 |
33 |
62,400 |
INDONESIA Total |
62,400 |
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OTHERS |
31-Mar-16 |
NON COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
1,53,801 |
OTHERS Total |
1,53,801 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
2,16,201 |
In March 2016, a volume of 62,400 tons of steam coal came from Indonesia at a unit price of Rs 2,263 ($33). Further details of the remaining 153,801 tons were not available.
In February 2016, a volume of 73,523 tons of steam coal came from Indonesia at a unit price of Rs 3,570 ($52). Further details of the remaining 48,150 tons were not available.