imageKARACHI: Four ships C.V Maersk Hartfort, C.V CMA CGM Corneille, M.T Horizon and M.T Stoll Courege carrying containers palm oil and chemicals were berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Liquid Cargo Terminal and Engro Vopak Terminal respectively at Port Qasim on Wednesday.

Meanwhile four more ships with container, general cargo, wheat and palm oil also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim (during last 24 hours.

Berth occupancy was managed at the Port at 64% on Wednesday, where ten ships namely ships C.V Maersk Hartfort, C.V CMA CGM Corneille, M.V Plla Joy, M.V Ikan Prang, M.V Finja, M.V Sea Luck-II, M.V Flagmersindi, M.T Horizon, M.T Stolt Courege and M.T Al-Soor-II are currently occupying PQA berths to load/offload containers, cement, general cargo, sunflowers seeds, wheat, palm oil, chemicals and diesel oil respectively during last 24 hours.

A record cargo handling was observed at the Port where a cargo volume at 166,376 tonnes, comprises 105,139 tonnes imports and 61,237 tonnes exports inclusive containerized cargo carried in 3,455 containers (TEUs) (1,348 imports and 2,107 exports TEUs) were handled during last 24 hours.

General cargo carrier `Finja' sailed out to sea on Thursday morning while two more container ships `Maersk Hartfort' and CMA CCGM Corneille' are expected to sail on same day afternoon.

Five ships C.V Saigon Express, C.V Lily Schulte, C.V Tabea and M.V BBC Washington carrying containers and general cargo are expected to take berths at Containers Terminal and Multi Purpose Terminal respectively on Thursday.

While container ship Delmas Keta is due to arrive at Port Qasim on Friday, and Maule is due to arrive on Saturday.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2014

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