No coking coal imports via New Mangalore since Sept
24 Mar 2016
There have been no coking coal imports via New Mangalore Port for the last six consecutive months, as per provisional data available with ICMW. The last time coking coal was imported via this port was in August 2015.
A volume of 5,162 tons of coking coal had been imported via this port in February 2015.
Total coking coal imports through the port during the first 11 months (April- February) of 2015-16 stood at 121,659 tons against 747,376 tons in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Imports of coking coal through the port in financial year 2014-15 stood at 812,391 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via New Mangalore Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15 (in tons):
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
54769 |
45,979 |
May |
14,000 |
40,357 |
June |
21,000 |
52,314 |
July |
17,890 |
25,000 |
August |
14,000 |
61,470 |
September |
|
152,303 |
October |
|
98,113 |
November |
|
122,691 |
December |
|
49,857 |
January |
|
94,130 |
February |
|
5,162 |
March |
|
65,015 |
Total (Apr-Feb) |
121,659 |
747,376 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
121,659 |
812,391 |
During August 2015, the entire material had come from Australia at a price of Rs 6,391 ($97) per ton.