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Shipping activity at Port Qasim

KARACHI : Three ships carrying cement, chemical and furnace oil were berthed at Multi Purpose Terminal, Engro Vopak

Published September 22, 2011 Updated September 22, 2011 11:42am

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By Muhammad Iqbal

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Meanwhile four more vessels scheduled to load/offload containers and diesel oil also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.

Berth occupancy remained at the Port at fifty four percent on Wednesday where a total of six ships namely M.V Orient III, Vina Une Sky, M.T Bunga Alpinia, Sun Rise Hamanasu and M.T Kassos are currently occupying berths to load-offload cement, palm oil, chemicals and furnace oil respectively during last 24 hours.

Cargo handling operation were carried out smoothly at the Port where a cargo volume 67,957 tonnes comprising 66,352 tonnes imports and 1605 tonnes exports was handled at the Port during last 24 hours.

A Chemical vessel M.T Sunrise Hamanasu is expected to sail on Thursday afternoon.

Three ships M.V Maersk Deven Politi OOCL San Francisco and Nora Maersk scheduled to load-offload containers are expected to take berths at Qasim International Containers Terminals respectively on Thursday, September 22.

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