Pipavav’s Jan steam coal imports down 23% m-o-m
11 Feb 2016
Imports of steam coal through Pipavav Port stood at 100,214 tons in January 2016, down 22.57% month-on-month compared to 129,432 tons reported in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Imports amounted to 82,015 tons in January 2015.
Total imports of the material for the first 10 months (April to January) of 2015-16 were at 889,311 tons.
Total import volumes of the material for the same period in the previous fiscal (2014-15) were at 437,806 tons, though, for seven months in the current fiscal, no figures were available.
The following table gives month-on-month steam coal import details through Pipavav Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
Imports in 2015-16 (in tons) |
Imports in 2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
141,925 |
N.A |
May |
- |
N.A |
June |
- |
N.A |
July |
138,659 |
N.A |
August |
0 |
N.A |
September |
138,652 |
N.A |
October |
110,214 |
N.A |
November |
130,215 |
270,777 |
December |
129,432 |
85,014 |
January |
100,214 |
82,015 |
February |
|
140,015 |
March |
|
161,015 |
Total (April-Dec) |
889,311 |
437,806 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
889,311 |
738,836* |
*Total for November-March 2014-15
Following table contains details of steam coal imports via Pipavav Port in January 2016:
NON COKING COAL IMPORT, PIPAVAV |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
INDONESIA |
28-Jan-16 |
STEAM (NON-COKING) COAL |
2,556 |
37 |
2,500 |
INDONESIA Total |
2,500 |
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OTHERS |
31-Jan-16 |
NON COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
97,714 |
OTHERS Total |
97,714 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
100,214 |
In January 2016, around 2,500 tons were imported from Indonesia at a unit price of Rs 2,556 ($37). Further details of the remaining 97,714 tons were not available.
In December 2015, a volume of 5,000 tons were imported from South Africa at Rs 3,975 ($59) per ton. Further details of the remaining 124,432 tons were not available.