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12 Jan 2016
Steam coal imports through the port of Vizag dropped by 18.59% to 596,748 tons in December 2015 against 733,064 tons in November month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Steam coal imports in this calendar are generally showing a downward trend with import volumes having gone down frequently over the preceding month on account of more robust domestic production by Coal India Ltd.
In comparison, in December 2014, steam coal imports through Vizag Port had stood at a whopping 1,012,383 tons.
With the December figures, total steam coal imports through the port in the first nine months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 5,671,831 tons against 7,669,373 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a year-on-year drop of 26.05%.
Total steam coal imports for the entire financial year of 2014-15 stood at 9,671,349.
Following is the monthly break-up of steam coal imports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
|
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
|
April |
742,916 |
1,153,955 |
|
May |
647,985 |
731,851 |
|
June |
689,548 |
628,306 |
|
July |
759,621 |
630,158 |
|
August |
294,057 |
684,380 |
|
September |
704,200 |
955,106 |
|
October |
503,692 |
992,674 |
|
November |
733,064 |
880,560 |
|
December |
596,748 |
1,012,383 |
|
January |
|
811,674 |
|
February |
|
704,397 |
|
March |
|
485,905 |
|
Total |
5,671,831 |
9,671,349 |
December 2015 saw imports of 292,923 tons from Indonesia in a price band of Rs 1,868 – Rs 4,009 ($28-60) per ton and the balance 303,825 tons from South Africa in a price range of Rs 2,638 – Rs 4,096 ($39-61).
In November 2015, imports comprised a volume of 233,126 tons from Indonesia in a price band of Rs 211 – Rs 3,039 ($3-46) per ton, 499,848 tons from South Africa in a price range of Rs 2,556 – Rs 4,172 ($39-63) and 90 tons from Colombo at a unit price of Rs 1,716 ($26).
The following table contains details of steam coal imports via Vizag Port in December 2015:
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NON COKING COAL IMPORT, VIZAG |
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|
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity |
|
INDONESIA |
2-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
1,869 |
28 |
6,000 |
|
STEAM COAL |
4,009 |
60 |
5,000 |
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|
4-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,313 |
34 |
19,850 |
|
|
8-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
2,661 |
40 |
30,000 |
|
|
2,683 |
40 |
5,000 |
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|
2,683 |
40 |
4,700 |
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|
2,683 |
40 |
7,500 |
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|
2,683 |
40 |
10,000 |
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|
10-Dec-15 |
NON COKING COAL (STEAM COAL) - GCV-ARB-5637 KCAL |
3,127 |
47 |
49,185 |
|
|
3,127 |
47 |
17,646 |
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|
3,127 |
47 |
9,689 |
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|
STEAM COAL |
3,127 |
47 |
2,900 |
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|
11-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,109 |
31 |
2,000 |
|
|
18-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL |
1,869 |
28 |
7,000 |
|
|
1,919 |
29 |
22,000 |
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|
2,020 |
30 |
500 |
|||
|
2,066 |
31 |
1,500 |
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|
21-Dec-15 |
NON COKING COAL (STEAMCOAL) |
3,082 |
46 |
87,453 |
|
|
STEAM COAL |
1,869 |
28 |
3,000 |
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|
31-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
1,868 |
28 |
2,000 |
|
|
INDONESIA Total |
292,923 |
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|
SOUTH AFRICA |
1-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,817 |
42 |
7,700 |
|
3,873 |
58 |
11,000 |
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|
2-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,643 |
40 |
15,600 |
|
|
2,670 |
40 |
10,000 |
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|
2,789 |
42 |
3,900 |
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|
2,813 |
42 |
3,900 |
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|
3,106 |
47 |
1,764 |
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|
3,657 |
55 |
5,515 |
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|
3,682 |
55 |
7,800 |
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|
3-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,813 |
42 |
3,900 |
|
|
STEAM COAL (GCV-ARB-5719 KCAL) |
4,096 |
61 |
7,800 |
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|
4-Dec-15 |
COAL (GCV AS RECEIVED BASIS - 5633 KCAL/KG, VOLATILE MATTER - 25.2%,ASH - 19.2%) |
3,301 |
49 |
17,100 |
|
|
STEAM (NON - COKING) COAL NCV ARB: 5411 KCAL/KG VOLATILE MATTER: 25.2%) |
3,485 |
52 |
4,000 |
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|
STEAM (NON - COKING) NCR ARB 5411 KCAL/KG VOLATILE MATTER: 25.2%) |
3,485 |
52 |
4,000 |
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|
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,817 |
42 |
15,400 |
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|
5-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,817 |
42 |
7,700 |
|
|
3,713 |
55 |
11,700 |
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|
7-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,934 |
44 |
16,000 |
|
|
STEAM COAL 0-50 MM |
3,480 |
52 |
2,392 |
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|
8-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL 0-50 MM |
3,480 |
52 |
2,000 |
|
|
9-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL-NCV-ARB-5415 KCAL |
3,117 |
46 |
22,000 |
|
|
10-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,955 |
44 |
2,000 |
|
|
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) |
3,919 |
58 |
410 |
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|
11-Dec-15 |
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) |
3,919 |
58 |
850 |
|
|
16-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,843 |
42 |
1,694 |
|
|
21-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-5120 KCAL - NCV-4936 KCAL |
2,693 |
40 |
8,000 |
|
|
2,734 |
41 |
4,000 |
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|
3,020 |
45 |
4,000 |
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|
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-5718 KCAL - NCV-5523 KCAL |
3,331 |
50 |
4,000 |
||
|
3,334 |
50 |
12,000 |
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|
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-ARB - 5120 KCAL - NCV ARB-4936 KCAL |
2,693 |
40 |
12,000 |
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|
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-ARB - 5718 KCAL - NCV ARB-5523 KCAL |
3,308 |
49 |
8,000 |
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|
3,334 |
50 |
32,000 |
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|
23-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,955 |
44 |
2,000 |
|
|
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-ARB - 5120 KCAL - NCV - ARB - 4936 KCAL |
2,638 |
39 |
4,000 |
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|
26-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL GCV-ARB - 5120 KCAL - NCV ARB-4936 KCAL |
2,693 |
40 |
8,000 |
|
|
STEAM COAL (GCV-ARB-5719 KCAL) |
4,096 |
61 |
1,800 |
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|
STEAM COAL (NON COKING) NCV-ARB - 5484 KCAL/KG |
3,560 |
53 |
3,900 |
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|
30-Dec-15 |
STEAM (NON COKING) COAL |
2,955 |
44 |
14,000 |
|
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
303,825 |
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|
NON COKING COAL Total |
596,748 |
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Source: ICMW