PCI imports resume via Krishnapatnam in October
12 Nov 2015
India Coal Market Watch
November 11: Imports of PCI coal through Krishnapatnam Port resumed after a gap of one month in October 2015 at 117,186 tons, according to provisional data available with ICMW. Last time a volume of 56,890 tons of the material was imported via this port in August 2015.
For the first seven months (April-October) of the current fiscal (2015-16), met coke imports through Krishnapatnam Port stood at 289,730 tons while there were no imports of the material recorded via this port during the same period of last fiscal.
The following table gives details of month-on-month PCI coal imports through Krishnapatnam Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
|
|
May |
11,275 |
|
June |
|
|
July |
104,379 |
|
August |
56,890 |
|
September |
|
|
October |
117,186 |
|
November |
|
5,000 |
December |
|
|
January |
|
|
February |
|
|
March |
|
98,953 |
Total (Apr-Oct) |
289,730 |
Nil |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
289,730 |
1,03,953 |
In October, the entire quantity of 117,186 was imported from Australia at a price range of Rs 5,189-Rs 5,631 ($78-$86) per ton.
Following are details of PCI coal imports via Krishnapatnam Port in October 2015:
PCI COAL IMPORT, KRISHNAPATNAM |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
7-Oct-15 |
LAKE VERMONT PCI COAL |
5,189 |
78 |
32,959 |
17-Oct-15 |
JELLINBAH PCI COAL (COKING COAL) |
5,631 |
86 |
84,227 |
|
PCI COAL Total |
1,17,186 |