Vizag Port’s Dec coking coal imports inch up 3% m-o-m
12 Jan 2016
Coking coal imports through the port of Vizag edged up 3.12% month-on-month to 327,006 tons in December 2015 against 317,110 tons reported in November, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
In December 2014, coking coal imports through Vizag Port had stood higher at 787,992 tons.
Total imports of the material for the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 3,509,647 tons against 3,968,475 tons reported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a drop of 11.56% year-on-year.
In financial year 2014-15, coking coal imports through the port stood at 5,512,372 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of coking coal imports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 |
April |
424,672 |
537,897 |
May |
491,336 |
356,748 |
June |
245,650 |
472,347 |
July |
364,927 |
473,991 |
August |
383,690 |
285,250 |
September |
537,121 |
400,371 |
October |
418,141 |
229,678 |
November |
317,110 |
424,193 |
December |
327,006 |
787,992 |
January |
|
533,340 |
February |
|
493,435 |
March |
|
517,130 |
Total |
3,509,647 |
5,512,372 |
December imports comprised 304,845 tons from Australia in a band of Rs 5,367 – Rs 7,320 ($80-109) per ton while 20,000 tons arrived from Mozambique at a unit price of Rs 5,166 ($77) and 2,161 tons from the US at a unit price of Rs 7,236 ($108).
Imports in November comprised 277,593 tons from Australia in a band of Rs 5,367 – Rs 6,660 ($80-100) per ton while the balance 39,516 tons arrived from the US at a unit price of Rs 5,123 ($107).
The following table contains details of coking coal imports via Vizag Port in December 2015:
COKING COAL IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
1-Dec-15 |
PEAK DOWNS NORTH COKING COAL |
5,928 |
89 |
61,665 |
2-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ILLAWARRA A HARD COKING COAL |
6,119 |
92 |
39,948 |
|
5-Dec-15 |
POITREL COKING COAL OF AUSTRALIAN |
5,367 |
80 |
11,146 |
|
7-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA MIDDLE SEAM COKING COAL |
6,218 |
92 |
6,553 |
|
6,221 |
93 |
6,495 |
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FRESHLY MINED ANS WASHED RED HILL BRAND COKING COAL |
6,715 |
100 |
2,820 |
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8-Dec-15 |
MOURA SOFT COKING COAL |
5,452 |
81 |
3,917 |
|
11-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED ILLAWARRA "A" HARD COKING COAL |
6,169 |
92 |
7,664 |
|
14-Dec-15 |
OAKY NORTH COKING COAL |
7,320 |
109 |
15,139 |
|
7,320 |
109 |
4,980 |
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16-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED "RED HILL BRAND"COKING COAL |
6,536 |
97 |
43,889 |
|
OAKY NORTH COKIN COAL |
7,320 |
109 |
26,357 |
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18-Dec-15 |
BLACKWATER WEAK COKING COAL |
5,408 |
80 |
3,751 |
|
5,408 |
80 |
9,870 |
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5,408 |
80 |
8,695 |
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OAKY NORTH COKING COAL |
7,320 |
109 |
6,972 |
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23-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED GOONYELLA COKING COAL |
5,650 |
84 |
40,000 |
|
30-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED RED HILL BRAND COKING COAL |
6,531 |
97 |
4,984 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
304,845 |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
30-Dec-15 |
FRESHLY MINED PRIME QUALITY WASHED BENGA PREMIUM HARD COKING COAL |
5,166 |
77 |
20,000 |
MOZAMBIQUE Total |
20,000 |
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UNITED STATES |
8-Dec-15 |
WASHED / UNWASHED MCCLURE CAMBRIA CREEK MEDIUM VOLATILED HARD COKING COAL |
7,236 |
108 |
2,161 |
UNITED STATES Total |
2,161 |
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COKING COAL Total |
327,006 |
Source: ICMW