Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 270,602 tonnes of cargo including 206,451 tonnes of import cargo, 64,151 tonnes of export cargo, 5,226 loaded and empty containers during last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 206,451 tonnes comprised of 83,840 tonnes of containerised cargo; 642 tonnes of general cargo; 45,309 tonnes of bulk cargo: 36,500 tonnes of coal; 8,809 tonnes of DAP and 76,660 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

The total export cargo of 64,151 tonnes comprised of 46,971 tonnes of containerised cargo; 17,180 tonnes of bulk cargo: 5,212 tonnes of cement and 11,968 tonnes of loose bulk cement. Ten ships namely OOCL Dalian, APL Sokhna, CSL Ride, Teera Bhum, Visera, HS Challenger, Chemstar Brave, LE Rong; Al-Kuwaitah and Al-Deerah sailed out to sea during the reported period.

Eleven vessel viz Saeed, Gracious Sky, Teera Bhum, Visera, HS Challenger, Hyundai General, Cape Manuel, APL Shenzhen, Kuleli, Bunga Angsana and Alam Bakti are currently at the berth. Seven ships namely Gracious Sky, Gulf Eagle, Cape Manuel, Bunga Angsana, Al-Wajba, Alam Bakti and Hyundai General expected to sail on Monday, while three vessels viz Kota Singa, Christina and New Activity are expected to sail on Tuesday. Seven vessels viz Bunga Kantan Tiga, MT Johar, Kota Arif, Al-Wajba, MSC Anafi, President Folk and Lt Genova are due to arrive on Tuesday.