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PCI imports via Mormugao Port at 85,951 tons in Sept

October 14: PCI coal imports through the port of Mormugao stood at 85,951 tons in September 2014 whereas no such imports took place via the port in August, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

In September 2013, the volume of PCI coal imports through the port stood at 68,075 tons.

In the first six (April-September) months of the current financial year (2014-15), PCI coal imports through the port stood at 97,403 tons as against 68,075 tons imported during the same period of 2013-14.

Following is the monthly break-up of PCI coal imports via Mormugao in 2013-14 and 2014-15:

In September, the entire material came in from Australia at a price range of Rs 6,544-Rs 7,412 ($106-$122) per ton.