V O Chidambaranar Dec steam coal imports up 11% m-o-m
12 Jan 2016
: Non-coking (steam) coal imports via V O Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) stood at 1,189,544 tons in December 2015, up 11.16% month-on-month from 1,070,119 tons in November 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal (2015-16), imports of the material via the port stood at 9,461,620 tons against 7,160,326 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
The following table gives monthly break-up of imports of non-coking coal via VO Chidambaranar Port in 2014-15 and 2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
12,95,384 |
6,16,769 |
May |
11,72,713 |
6,17,776 |
June |
8,25,026 |
7,75,558 |
July |
11,33,345 |
8,50,943 |
August |
9,65,909 |
7,17,556 |
September |
10,19,333 |
10,44,728 |
October |
7,90,247 |
8,75,502 |
November |
10,70,119 |
10,26,311 |
December |
11,89,544 |
6,35,183 |
January |
|
5,18,532 |
February |
|
9,36,965 |
March |
|
13,49,956 |
Total from (April-December) |
94,61,620 |
71,60,326 |
Total from (April-March) |
94,61,620 |
99,65,779 |
In December 2015, out of the total quantity, 52,065 tons came from Russia at a unit price of Rs 5,287 ($79), 41,000 tons from South Africa at a price range of Rs 3,161- Rs 4,356 ($47-$65) per ton while 1,096,479 ton came from other locations at price ranges not available.
In November 2015, out of the total quantity, 52,000 tons came from Russia at a price of Rs 5,247 ($79) per ton, 34,580 tons from South Africa at a price range of Rs 3,114- Rs 4,574 ($47-$65) per ton while 983,539 ton came from other locations at price ranges not available.
Following are details of imports of non-coking coal via VO Chidambaranar Port in December 2015:
NON COKING COAL IMPORT, V.O CHIDAMBARANAR (TUTICORIN) |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
RUSSIA |
11-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,287 |
79 |
52,065 |
RUSSIA Total |
52,065 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
17-Dec-15 |
STEAMING COAL |
4,333 |
64 |
5,000 |
19-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
4,356 |
65 |
3,000 |
|
24-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) |
3,161 |
47 |
24,000 |
|
30-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
4,353 |
65 |
9,000 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
41,000 |
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OTHERS |
31-Dec-15 |
NON COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
10,96,479 |
OTHERS Total |
10,96,479 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
11,89,544 |