The Karachi Port handled 110,018 tonnes of cargo including 71,750 tonnes of import cargo, 38,268 tonnes of export cargo, 4,157 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 71,750 tonnes comprised of 27,453 tonnes of containerised cargo; 6,292 tonnes of general cargo; 36,662 tonnes of bulk cargo: 924 tonnes of sugar; 26,910 tonnes of coal; 8,828 canola seeds and 1,343 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 38,268 tonnes comprised of 12,400 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,370 tonnes of general cargo; 7,279 tonnes of bulk cargo: 5,617 tonnes of cement; 1,662 tonnes of rice and 17,219 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. Five ships namely President Truman, Hiba Al-Noor, Greenwich Bridge, Pertiwi and Cos Fair sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Seven vessels viz Manila Express, Lt. Genova, Pertiwi, Nomtas-1, Easy Prosperity, F Spirit and Triton Swift are currently at the berth. Four ships namely Triton Swift, Spar Gemini, Concord and Manila Express are expected to sail on Thursday. Four vessels viz North Pole, Williamburg Bridge, TS Dubai and Fatima due to arrive on Thursday, while six vessels viz Oriental Freesina, Freight Margie, New Challange, YM Europe, Alitis and Urawee Naree are due to arrive on Friday.
Five ships namely Libra Ipanema, MY Young, Yon Pung Ho, Mukhtarah and Cape Egmont carrying containers, sugar, furnace oil and chemicals are currently at the outer anchorage. A total number of four vessels viz namely CV Libra Ipanema, CV New Delhi Express, CV Santa Paola and MT Mukhtarah carrying containers and furnace oil are expected to take berths at Container Terminal and FOTCO Oil Terminal respectively on Thursday.
A container ship namely CV Glory due to arrive on Friday, while two more ships namely CV Hammonia Roma and MT Maersk Cameron with containers and palm oil are due to arrive on Saturday. A total number of two ships namely CV MSC Nederland and Pana Glotisk carrying containers and canola seeds are also due to arrive.