No coking coal imports via Karaikal Port for 4 months
13 Jan 2016
There were no imports of coking coal for the last 4 months (September –December) via Karaikal Port. In August, the same stood at 62,685 tons, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Total imports for the first nine months (April –December) of the current financial year stood at 90,185 tons while the same was at 20,853 tons in the same period in the previous year.
The following table gives month-on-month details of coking coal imports through Karaikal 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 |
0 |
N.A |
October |
0 |
N.A |
November |
0 |
- |
December |
0 |
20,853 |
January |
25,000 |
|
February |
26,015 |
|
March |
52,800 |
|
Total (Apr-Dec) |
90,185 |
20,853 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
90,185 |
124,668* |
*Total for November-March, 2014-15
In August, the entire amount came from Australia at a price range of Rs 6,940-Rs 7,270 ($108-$111) per ton.
Source: ICMW