Marmagoa’s December coking coal imports up 28.02% m-o-m
15 Jan 2016
Coking coal imports via Marmagoa Port stood at 5,65,396 tons during December 2015, resulting in an increase of 28.02% in comparison to 441,646 tons imported during the previous month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
For the first Nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal (2015-16), coking coal imports via Marmagoa Port stood at 4,913,219 tons while 3,566,405 tons had been imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
However 238,874 tons of coking coal were imported via the port in December 2014.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Marmagoa Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
8,37,522 |
6,64,011 |
May |
7,84,202 |
5,36,483 |
June |
4,15,370 |
4,09,996 |
July |
4,02,583 |
1,63,934 |
August |
5,78,280 |
69,078 |
September |
4,10,427 |
3,86,446 |
October |
4,77,793 |
4,18,224 |
November |
4,41,646 |
6,79,359 |
December |
5,65,396 |
2,38,874 |
January |
|
7,80,679 |
February |
|
5,77,184 |
March |
|
9,18,725 |
Total (Apr-Dec) |
49,13,219 |
35,66,405 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
49,13,219 |
58,42,993 |
In November 2015, the entire quantity of 441,646 tons came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 4,650-Rs 8,090 ($70-$121) per ton.
Following chart carries details of coking coal imports via Marmagoa Port in December 2015:
COKING COAL IMPORT, MARMAGOA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity |
AUSTRALIA |
2-Dec-15 |
KESTREL 6.5% ASH COKING COAL |
6,176 |
93 |
56,285 |
6,400 |
96 |
31,451 |
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PEAK DOWNS NORTH COKING COAL |
8,090 |
121 |
2,500 |
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7-Dec-15 |
MORANBAH NORTH COKING COAL |
6,723 |
100 |
82,170 |
|
9-Dec-15 |
PEAK DOWNS NORTH COKING COAL |
6,297 |
94 |
40,521 |
|
15-Dec-15 |
MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL |
6,809 |
101 |
2,500 |
|
18-Dec-15 |
BLACKWATER COKING COAL |
5,634 |
84 |
87,648 |
|
22-Dec-15 |
MORANBAH NORTH HARD COKING COAL |
6,809 |
101 |
2,500 |
|
23-Dec-15 |
MORANBAH NORTH COKING COAL |
6,377 |
95 |
98,688 |
|
30-Dec-15 |
SOFT COKING COREX COAL |
4,681 |
70 |
73,133 |
|
31-Dec-15 |
PEAK DOWNS NORTH COKING COAL |
5,935 |
88 |
88,000 |
|
COKING COAL Total |
5,65,396 |
Source: ICMW