PCI imports via Kolkata Port increase 23% in FY16
08 Apr 2016
PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata were at 92,526 tons in March 2016 against 93,187 tons in February 2016, showing a month-on-month marginal increase of 0.71%, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Total imports of the material in fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 756,051 tons against 615,010 tons seen in the previous fiscal, rising 22.93% year-on-year.
Imports of the material amounted to 61,006 tons in March 2015.
Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata Port 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
64,460 |
56,828 |
May |
83,664 |
32,136 |
June |
41,083 |
64,081 |
July |
11,750 |
25,017 |
August |
36,883 |
57,979 |
September |
82,357 |
44,865 |
October |
37,798 |
23,425 |
November |
40,760 |
65,143 |
December |
87,485 |
26,895 |
January |
84,098 |
96,719 |
February |
93,187 |
60,916 |
March |
92,526 |
61,006 |
Total |
756,051 |
615,010 |
March 2016 saw the entire volume arriving from Australia in a band of Rs 4,783 – Rs 5,494 ($71-81) per ton.
In February 2016, a volume of 91,537 tons arrived from Australia in a band of Rs 4,621 – Rs 5,884 ($71-86) per ton and the balance 1,650 tons from South Africa in a band of Rs 4,490 – Rs 4,494 ($66) per ton.
The following table carries details of PCI coal imports through Kolkata Port in March 2016:
PCI COAL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
1-Mar-16 |
LOW ASH PCI COAL (TSL PCI4) --NON COKING COAL |
5,338 |
77 |
5,069 |
SOUTH WALKER CREEK PCI COAL, ,NON COKING COAL |
4,916 |
71 |
19,840 |
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10-Mar-16 |
CARBOROUGH DOWNS PCI COALGCV 7685 KCAL/KG |
5,494 |
81 |
4,200 |
|
18-Mar-16 |
CARBOROUGH DOWNS PCI COALGCV 7685 KCAL/KG |
5,494 |
81 |
8,400 |
|
21-Mar-16 |
JELLINBAH PCI COAL --NON COKING COAL |
4,783 |
71 |
20,000 |
|
22-Mar-16 |
LOW ASH PCI COAL (TSL PCI 8) --NON COKING COAL |
4,850 |
72 |
19,674 |
|
30-Mar-16 |
LOW ASH PCI COAL (TSL PCI 8) --NON COKING COAL |
4,811 |
71 |
7,664 |
|
SOUTH WALKER CREEK PCI COAL--NON COKING COAL |
4,952 |
73 |
7,679 |
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PCI COAL Total |
92,526 |