Paradip Port’s Dec steam coal imports dip 5% m-o-m
14 Jan 2016
Steam coal imports through the port of Paradip went down a marginal 5.04% month-on-month to 427,457 tons in December 2015 against a volume of 406,916 tons in November 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Steam coal imports in December 2015 had stood higher at 750,621 tons.
With the December figures, total steam coal imports in the first nine months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 have dropped 27.32% year-on-year to 4,911,806 tons against a volume of 6,758,148 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15). Total steam coal imports in the previous fiscal amounted to 9,118,213 tons.
Following are the details of steam coal imports via Paradip in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
375,920 |
433,614 |
May |
618,044 |
619,987 |
June |
634,423 |
872,114 |
July |
809,706 |
579,172 |
August |
669,283 |
526,612 |
September |
349,831 |
1,289,264 |
October |
620,226 |
926,431 |
November |
406,916 |
760,333 |
December |
427,457 |
750,621 |
January |
837,021 |
|
February |
475,566 |
|
March |
1,047,478 |
|
Total |
4,911,806 |
9,118,213 |
Following table contains details of steam coal imports via Paradip Port in December 2015:
NON 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) |
INDONESIA |
7-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,754 |
41 |
63,503 |
3,708 |
55 |
4,355 |
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3,907 |
58 |
4,330 |
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4,691 |
70 |
1,092 |
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10-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,681 |
40 |
73,845 |
|
14-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,257 |
34 |
51,780 |
|
15-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,773 |
41 |
64,200 |
|
INDONESIA Total |
263,105 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
1-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,636 |
55 |
9,000 |
4,694 |
70 |
1,301 |
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10-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,530 |
52 |
26,344 |
|
18-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,546 |
53 |
1,800 |
|
3,592 |
53 |
5,000 |
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3,597 |
54 |
7,000 |
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3,618 |
54 |
10,000 |
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3,620 |
54 |
5,000 |
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3,620 |
54 |
15,200 |
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3,643 |
54 |
5,000 |
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23-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,461 |
52 |
7,000 |
|
3,461 |
52 |
15,925 |
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3,478 |
52 |
6,000 |
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3,517 |
52 |
7,800 |
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28-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,868 |
58 |
11,000 |
|
29-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
3,428 |
51 |
29,643 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
163,013 |
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UNITES STATES |
8-Dec-15 |
THERMAL COAL |
7,036 |
105 |
1,429 |
UNITES STATES Total |
1,429 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
427,547 |
December 2015 imports comprised 263,105 tons from Indonesia in a band of Rs 2,257 – Rs 4,691 ($34-70) per ton, 163,013 tons from South Africa at a price band of Rs 3,428 – 4,694 ($51-70) per ton and the balance 1,429 tons from the US at a unit price of Rs 7,036 ($105).
In November 2015, imports comprised 152,848 tons from Indonesia in a band of Rs 2,295 – Rs 5,049 ($35-77) per ton, and the balance 254,067 tons from South Africa at a price band of Rs 3,699 – 4,988 ($55-76) per ton.
Source: ICMW