Paradip Port Jan coking coal imports dip 11% m-o-m
15 Feb 2016
Import volumes of coking coal through the port of Paradip moved down a modest 10.57% to 509,638 tons in January 2016 against 569,870 tons in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Imports of coking coal in January 2015 stood at a whopping 1,276,859 tons.
With the addition of the January 2016 figures, total coking coal imports in the first 10 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 dropped 26.63% year-on-year to 5,823,475 tons against 7,937,025 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Total imports of coking coal via the port in the previous financial year of 2014-15 amounted to 9,097,177 tons.
Following are the details of coking coal imports via Paradip Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
719,166 |
538,031 |
May |
599,318 |
332,659 |
June |
654,548 |
438,087 |
July |
419,553 |
1,156,755 |
August |
658,280 |
2,187,101 |
September |
438,242 |
636,305 |
October |
828,751 |
428,268 |
November |
426,109 |
501,683 |
December |
569,870 |
441,277 |
January |
509,638 |
1,276,859 |
February |
|
374,315 |
March |
|
785,837 |
Total |
5,823,475 |
9,097,177 |
Following table contains details of coking coal imports via Paradip Port in January 2016:
COKING COAL IMPORT, PARADIP |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
1-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,131 |
76 |
10,736 |
5,459 |
81 |
43,747 |
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5,852 |
87 |
36,985 |
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5,908 |
88 |
62,982 |
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7-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
6,388 |
95 |
40,000 |
|
8-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
6,412 |
95 |
46,395 |
|
11-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,995 |
89 |
63,000 |
|
13-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,583 |
83 |
10,000 |
|
19-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,141 |
76 |
40,000 |
|
22-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,372 |
79 |
50,000 |
|
25-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,181 |
76 |
11,000 |
|
5,311 |
78 |
63,000 |
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AUSTRALIA Total |
477,845 |
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INDONESIA |
14-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,350 |
79 |
7,700 |
INDONESIA Total |
7,700 |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
6-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,207 |
77 |
10,000 |
11-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,177 |
77 |
12,000 |
|
13-Jan-16 |
COKING COAL |
5,227 |
77 |
2,093 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE Total |
24,093 |
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COKING COAL Total |
509,638 |
January 2016 imports comprised a volume of 477,845 tons from Australia in a range of Rs 5,131 – Rs 6,412 ($76-95) per ton, 7,700 tons from Indonesia at in unit price of Rs 5,350 ($79) while the balance 24,093 tons came from Mozambique at a price range of Rs 5,177 – Rs 5,227 ($77) per ton.
In December 2015, however, imports comprised a volume of 777,616 tons from Australia in a range of Rs 5,217 – Rs 6,238 ($76-93) per ton and the balance 59,529 tons from Mozambique at a price band of Rs 5,551 – 6,146 ($83-91) per ton.