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Steam coal imports via Mormugao fall sharply in April m-o-m

May 23: Imports of non-coking (steam) coal via Mormugao Port stood at 30,000 tons during April, sharply down by 82.59% as compared to 172,284 tons recorded during the previous month, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

However, in April 2013, non-coking coal imports via the port stood at nil.

Following are the month-wise details of non-coking coal imports via Mormugao Port during 2013-14 and 2014-15:

In April 2014, the entire material came in from South Africa at a price range of Rs 4,896 - Rs 4,932 ($81) per ton whereas during March 2014, the entire material came in from South Africa at a price range of Rs 5,307 - Rs 6,270 ($86-$101) per ton.