India’s cement kilns and industry burn petroleum coke and steam coal, switching on price and spec. We supply both sides: US Gulf and Saudi petcoke into Mundra, Kandla and Nhava Sheva; Indonesian and South African steam coal into Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — sulphur and calorific value to contract, Supramax to Kamsarmax parcels.
Fuel buyers switch between petcoke and coal on price and specification. The desk supplies either side of that substitution through the same six stages, with sulphur and calorific value locked in the contract.
NASIF supplies US Gulf and Saudi petcoke and Indonesian and South African steam coal. Sulphur, calorific value, HGI, moisture, ash and volatiles are contracted per the buyer’s kiln or boiler specification.
Parcels of 10,000–50,000 MT are assessed against cargo availability, vessel hold capacity, port draft and unloading rate. Larger parcels are reviewed individually.
An independent laboratory samples and analyses every NASIF petcoke and coal cargo at the load port. The certificate of sampling and analysis fixes the specification that the price is settled on.
Bills of lading and certificates of sampling and analysis, weight and origin are checked against the contract and any letter-of-credit requirements before presentation.
Voyages from the US Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia or South Africa are planned around the receiver’s dates. Transit times depend on routing and port conditions, with shipment progress and cargo conditions monitored during passage.
Discharge by grab to stockpile or truck is planned around the receiving facility. Under CFR or CIF, the buyer handles import clearance and duties; delivery to the plant and additional destination services are agreed separately.
Petcoke and coal are contracted to the buyer’s sulphur limit and calorific-value basis, with HGI, moisture, ash and volatiles written into the specification. The specification is certified at the load port by an independent laboratory and forms the settlement basis.
It depends on the delivered cost per unit of heat and the plant’s sulphur tolerance, and the answer changes with freight and origin prices. Send the kiln or boiler specification and NASIF prices both options on the same delivered basis.
Parcels of 10,000–50,000 MT are assessed against cargo availability, vessel hold capacity, port draft and unloading rate. Larger parcels are reviewed individually. Vessel deadweight is not the same as the cargo quantity a particular voyage can carry.
FOB load port for buyers with their own tonnage; CFR or CIF to the discharge port when NASIF arranges freight on its own chartered tonnage. Delivered terms to the plant can be added where inland logistics are part of the deal.
Sampling and analysis by an independent laboratory at loading, with the certificate of sampling and analysis as the settlement basis. Analysis at discharge can be added by contract, with the sampling procedure agreed before loading begins.
A letter of credit at sight is the default for new counterparties. Cash against documents or telegraphic transfer is available for established relationships. Terms are fixed in the contract together with the documents that trigger payment.
NASIF delivers petcoke and coal to Mundra, Kandla and Nhava Sheva, and to other Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi ports nominated by the receiver where draft and unloading rate suit the vessel class.
Yes. Petcoke and coal can self-heat, so cargo temperature is monitored on passage and reported. Holds are surveyed before loading and the carriage follows the IMSBC Code requirements for the cargo.
Yes. Steam coal from Indonesia and South Africa is supplied to power and industrial boilers as well as cement kilns, contracted on the plant’s calorific-value basis, sulphur limit and size specification.
Send specification, quantity, destination and loading window. We aim to provide an initial response within one working day, with indicative pricing subject to origin, cargo and vessel availability.
Send sulphur limit, calorific-value basis, quantity and destination to compare suitable origin and freight options.
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