Krishnapatnam Jan coking coal imports dip m-o-m
08 Feb 2016
Imports of coking coal via Krishnapatnam Port were down 8.35% to 380,542 tons in January 2016 against a volume of 415,215 tons imported in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For the first 10 months (April-January) of the current fiscal (2015-16), coking coal imports through the port stood at 3,820,133 tons while 996,695 tons had been imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
The following table gives details of coking coal imports through Krishnapatnam Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
2,85,370 |
N.A |
May |
2,48,521 |
N.A |
June |
5,85,037 |
3,03,218 |
July |
3,41,200 |
N.A |
August |
3,22,541 |
N.A |
September |
4,23,512 |
N.A |
October |
4,12,868 |
1,25,774 |
November |
4,05,327 |
1,41,297 |
December |
4,15,215 |
64,880 |
January |
3,80,542 |
3,61,526 |
February |
1,12,633 |
|
March |
3,81,950 |
|
Total (Apr-Jan) |
38,20,133 |
9,96,695 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
38,20,133 |
14,91,278* |
*Revised figures
In January, a volume of 97,000 tons came in from Australia at a price range at Rs 6,098-Rs 6,573 ($89-$97) per ton, while details of 283,542 tons were not available.
In December, a volume of 20,000 tons came in from Australia at a price of Rs 6,553 ($97) per ton, while details of 395,215 tons were not available.
Following are details of coking coal imports via Krishnapatnam Port in January 2016:
COKING COAL IMPORT, KRISHNAPATNAM |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
20-Jan-16 |
WOTONGA HARD COKING COAL |
6,573 |
97 |
20,000 |
22-Jan-16 |
MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL |
6,098 |
89 |
77,000 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
97,000 |
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OTHERS |
31-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
2,83,542 |
OTHERS Total |
2,83,542 |
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COKING COAL Total |
3,80,542 |