Kolkata Port’s Nov steam coal imports up 26% m-o-m
14 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 14: Steam coal import levels through the port of Kolkata increased 25.77% month-on-month to 121,825 tons in November 2015 against 96,862 tons in the preceding month of October, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
In November 2014, imports were at a much higher 146,175 tons.
With the addition of the November figures, total imports of the material in the first eight months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 1,191,555 tons showing a 201% jump year-on-year over 395,179 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Steam coal imports through the port in fiscal 2014-15 were at 1,110,147 tons.
Following are the details of steam coal imports via Kolkata in 2015-16 & 2014-2015:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
79,777 |
|
May |
144,680 |
6,300 |
June |
308,348 |
6,300 |
July |
169,136 |
5,700 |
August |
168,631 |
25,500 |
September |
102,296 |
87,685 |
October |
96,862 |
117,519 |
November |
121,825 |
146,175 |
December |
|
255,613 |
January |
|
175,564 |
February |
|
149,550 |
March |
|
134,241 |
Total |
1,191,555 |
1,110,147 |
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In November, all the consignments arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 2,998 – Rs 4,761 ($45-72) per ton.
In October, the entire volume arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 4,147 – Rs 5,590 ($63-86) per ton.
The following table carries details of steam coal imports through Kolkata Port in November 2015:
NON COKING 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) |
SOUTH AFRICA |
2-Nov-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL (ASPER LOAD PORT ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE GCV 5096 KCAL/KG) |
3,102 |
47 |
22,748 |
3-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (GCV 5694 KCAL/KG) |
4,636 |
71 |
2,114 |
|
13-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL |
4,588 |
69 |
3,700 |
|
STEAM COAL (AS PER LOAD PORT ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE GCV (ADB) 6002 KCAL/KG) |
4,545 |
69 |
817 |
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14-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) (6,051 KCAL/KG) |
4,130 |
62 |
3,650 |
|
4,338 |
66 |
5,000 |
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17-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) (6,051 KCAL/KG) |
3,719 |
56 |
7,500 |
|
18-Nov-15 |
STEAM (NON-COKING COAL) |
3,691 |
56 |
5,000 |
|
STEAM (NON-COKING) COAL |
3,691 |
56 |
5,000 |
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STEAM COAL (GCV 5529 KCAL/KG) |
4,761 |
72 |
2,000 |
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20-Nov-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
3,478 |
52 |
25,221 |
|
21-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) (6,051 KCAL/KG) |
4,338 |
65 |
2,500 |
|
23-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (GCV 5529 KCAL/KG) |
4,761 |
71 |
5,000 |
|
24-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) (6,051 KCAL/KG) |
4,130 |
62 |
3,575 |
|
27-Nov-15 |
STEAM COAL ( (5399 KCAL/KG) |
3,182 |
48 |
4,000 |
|
STEAM COAL (4948 KCAL/KG) |
3,215 |
48 |
2,000 |
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30-Nov-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL (ASPER LOAD PORT ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE GCV (ADB) 5262 KCAL/KG) |
2,998 |
45 |
22,000 |
|
NON COKING COAL Total |
121,825 |