Pakistan

Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Published August 30, 2012 Updated August 30, 2012 10:28am

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

Berth occupancy was 85% at the Port Qasim on Thursday where total number of nine ships namely MV. Verdi, MV. AMS Pegauses II, Shipphire II, Outrivaling-2, SFL Kent, MV. Harsanadi, Came Lot, Olympic Serenity and Fuji Galaxy are currently occupying berths to load/offload containers, cement, rice corn, chemical, LPG, furnace oil and edible oil respectively during last 24 hours.

A cargo volume of 53,155 tonnes comprising 35,278 tonnes imports and 17,877 tonnes exports inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 1,012 containers (Boxes) were handle at the Port during last 24 hours.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012