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15 Apr 2014
April 15: There were no steam coal imports through the port of Kolkata in March 2014, though a quantum of 7,200 tons had arrived in February 2014, as per provisional data available with ICMW.
Consequently, steam coal imports via Kolkata Port for the entire financial year of 2013-14 were at 1,735,675 tons against 1,696,998 tons registered in the previous fiscal, showing a slight increase of 2.30%.
Following are the details of steam coal imports via Kolkata in 2012-13 and 2013-14:
|
Month
|
2012-13 (in tons) |
2013-14 (in tons) |
|
April |
205,201 |
185,506 |
|
May |
278,834 |
338,779 |
|
June |
158,808 |
416,647 |
|
July |
137,632 |
328,994 |
|
August |
34,329 |
203,365 |
|
September |
66,898 |
96,730 |
|
October |
70,790 |
13,802 |
|
November |
191,338 |
80,060 |
|
December |
238,002 |
60,326 |
|
January |
221,799 |
4,266 |
|
February |
22,000 |
7,200 |
|
March |
71,368 |
|
|
Total |
1,696,999 |
1,735,675 |
It may be recalled that in February, imports included 5,000 tons from South Africa in a price band of Rs 6,062- Rs 6,640 ($96-$105) per ton while the balance 2,200 tons arrived from Indonesia at a unit price of Rs 6,376 ($101).