Like November, there have been no manganese ore imports via Marmagao Port in December 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW. Incidentally, the material had been imported in October 2015 after a gap of eight months, with volumes at 730 tons.
Meanwhile, iron ore imports via this port stood at 730 tons during the first nine months (April-December) of 2015-16, while 53,172 tons had been imported during the same period in 2014-15.
Following chart contains monthly break-up of manganese ore imports via Marmagoa Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
|
|
May |
|
|
June |
|
|
July |
|
1,596 |
August |
|
|
September |
|
|
October |
730 |
49,499 |
November |
|
2,077 |
December |
|
|
January |
|
811 |
February |
|
|
March |
|
|
Total (April-December) |
730 |
53,172 |
Total (April-March) |
730 |
53,983 |
During October, the entire quantity came in from South Africa at a unit price of Rs 7,830 ($120).
Source: India Steel Market Watch