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Nov steam coal imports via Paradip drop 7.48% m-o-m

20 Dec 2013

December 20: Steam coal imports through the port of Paradip in November dropped 7.48% to 418,980 tons against 452,887 in October, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

With this, steam coal imports through the port during the first eight months of FY’14 stood at 4,284,695 tons against 5,459,347 tons reported in the same period last year.

Total steam coal imports during the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 7,349,688 tons.

Following are the details of steam coal imports via Paradip in 2012-13 and 2013-14:

Month

2012-13
(in tons)

2013-14
(in tons)

April

301,559

518,579

May

618,017

646,327

June

612,163

1,107,261

July

373,745

542485

August

595,728

435,036

September

712,126

163,140

October

1,453,851

452,887

November

792,158

418,980

December

652,222

 

January

394,968

 

February

316,463

 

March

526,688

 

Total

7,349,688

4,284,695

The following table contains details of non-coking coal imports via Paradip port in November 2013:

NON COKING COAL

Country Of Origin

Date

Item Description

Unit Price
(in Rs/ton)

 Unit Price
(in $/ton)

 Quantity
(in tons)

INDONESIA

1-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

          14,116

            227

             8,640

6-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            4,116

              66

             3,095

12-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            2,901

              46

           49,108

18-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            5,309

              84

           51,800

19-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

          35,224

            558

           55,000

21-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            5,330

              84

           72,905

22-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            4,137

              65

           29,830

25-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            2,616

              41

               524

27-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            3,938

              62

           35,700

29-Nov-13

STEAM COAL

            4,028

              64

           70,229

INDONESIA Total

        376,831

SOUTH AFRICA

15-Nov-13

 

            4,589

              73

           42,149

SOUTH AFRICA Total

          42,149

NON COKING COAL Total

        418,980

In November, 376,831 tons arrived from Indonesia in a price band of Rs 2616 - Rs 35,224 ($41-$558) per ton, while 42149 arrived from South Africa at a unit price of Rs 4,589 ($73).

In October, 182,659 tons arrived from Indonesia in a price band of Rs 2,569 – Rs 6,027 ($41-$97) per ton and the balance 1,981 tons came in from South Africa at a unit price of Rs 6,669 ($105).