VO Chidambaranar Apr steam coal imports down 4%
07 May 2015
May 7: Imports of non-coking coal via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) stood at 12,95,384 tons in April 2015, down 4.04% from 13,49,956 tons in March, 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
A volume of 616,769 tons of non-coking coal was imported via VO Chidambaranar Port in April 2014.
The following table details of imports of non-coking coal via VO Chidambaranar Port in FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
1295384 |
616769 |
May |
6,17,776 |
|
June |
7,75,558 |
|
July |
8,50,943 |
|
August |
7,17,556 |
|
September |
10,44,728 |
|
October |
8,75,502 |
|
November |
10,26,311 |
|
December |
6,35,183 |
|
January |
5,18,532 |
|
February |
9,36,965 |
|
March |
13,49,956 |
|
Total from (Apr-Mar) |
1,295,384 |
9,965,779 |
In April 2015, out of the total quantity, 84,744 tons came from Indonesia at a price range of Rs 2,560 –Rs 5,633 ($41-$ 89) per ton, 328,054 tons came from Russia at a price range of Rs 4,170-Rs 5,654 ($66-$90) per ton and 5,000 tons from South Africa at a price of Rs 6,232 ($ 99) per ton while 877,586 ton came from other locations at price ranges not available.
On the other hand, in March 2015, out of the total quantity, 115,661 tons came from Indonesia with price range of Rs 3,276 –Rs 5,620 ($52-$ 89) per ton, 66,150 tons came from Russia at price range of Rs 4,100 ($65) per ton and 39,726 tons came from South Africa at a price range of Rs 3,523 – Rs 6,143 ($56-$ 98) per ton, 1,128,419 ton came from other places at price ranges not available.
Following are details of imports of non-coking coal via VO Chidambaranar Port in April 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) |
INDONESIA |
23-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,633 |
89 |
54,744 |
28-Apr-15 |
STEAMING (NON COKING) COAL |
2,560 |
41 |
30,000 |
|
INDONESIA Total |
84,744 |
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OTHERS |
30-Apr-15 |
NON COKING COAL (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
8,77,586 |
OTHERS Total |
8,77,586 |
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RUSSIA |
3-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,637 |
89 |
52,000 |
7-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,637 |
89 |
52,000 |
|
11-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,654 |
89 |
52,000 |
|
15-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,542 |
88 |
54,164 |
|
19-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL |
5,654 |
90 |
52,000 |
|
21-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN |
4,170 |
66 |
10,000 |
|
4,170 |
66 |
20,890 |
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4,187 |
67 |
15,000 |
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27-Apr-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN |
4,170 |
66 |
20,000 |
|
RUSSIA Total |
3,28,054 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
15-Apr-15 |
NON COKING STEAMING COAL |
6,232 |
99 |
5,000 |
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
5,000 |
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NON COKING COAL Total |
12,95,384 |