Karaikal’s coking coal imports up 38% in Nov m-o-m
14 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 11: In November, coking coal imports through Karaikal Port stood at 50,532 tons, up 37.64% month-on-month from 36,712 tons in October, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
There were no imports of the material via this port during September. Total coal imports for the first eight months (April to October) of 2015-16 stood at 126,987 tons. The same figure for the corresponding period last year was not available.
The following table gives month-on-month details of coking coal imports through Karaikal Port in 2014-15 and 2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
27,500 |
N.A |
May |
- |
N.A |
June |
- |
N.A |
July |
- |
N.A |
August |
62,685 |
N.A |
September |
- |
N.A |
October |
36,712 |
N.A |
November |
50,532 |
- |
December |
20,853 |
|
January |
25,000 |
|
February |
26,015 |
|
March |
52,800 |
|
Total (Apr-Nov) |
177,519 |
N.A |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
177,519 |
124,668* |
*Total for November-March 2014-15
Following are details of coking coal imports via Karaikal Port in November 2015:
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 |
5-Nov-15 |
GOONYELLA COKING COAL |
6,669 |
102 |
37,000 |
AUSTRALIA Total |
37,000 |
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OTHERS |
30-Nov-15 |
COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
13,532 |
OTHERS Total |
13,532 |
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COKING COAL Total |
50,532 |
In November 2015, a volume of 37,000 tons came in from Australia at Rs 6,669 ($102) per ton.
In October 2015, the entire consignment came from Mozambique at Rs 6,582 ($99) per ton. Further details of the remaining 13,532 tons were not available.