Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 89,324 tonnes of cargo comprising 72,186 tonnes of import cargo and 17,138 tonnes of export cargo including 5,544 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 72,186 tonnes comprised of 39,300 tonnes of containerised cargo; 4,852 tonnes of general cargo; 12,750 tonnes of coal and 15,284 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 17,138 tonnes comprised of 16,689 tonnes of containerised cargo and 449 tonnes of cement. A total number of 5,544 containers comprising 2,414 containers import and 3,130 containers export were handled during the last 24 hours on Thursday.
Four ships namely Hyundai Bangkok, Hammonia Iodium, OEL Trust and CSAV Lanalhue carrying four container ships respectively sailed out to sea during the reported period. Four vessels viz UASC Shuwaikh, Santa Rafeala, Jolly and Pacific Green carrying three container ships and one general cargo ship respectively are currently at the berths.
Two ships namely UASC Shuwaikh and Southern Jaugar carrying one container ship and one general cargo ship respectively sailed out to sea on Thursday, while three ships namely Rio Blanco, Sapphire Express and Proikonissos with one container ship, one oil tanker and one general cargo ship respectively are expected to sail on Friday. A container vessel viz Rio Blanco due to arrive on Thursday, while seven vessels viz APL Chicago, MT Quetta, Turquoise T, Lodestar Genesis, Electa, Tabernacle Prince and Sam Dragon carrying one container ship, one oil tanker two chemicals carriers, one mogas ship, one cement carrier and one steel coils ship respectively are due to arrive on Friday.

PORT QASIMA cargo volume of 49,530 tonnes comprising 42,704 tonnes of import cargo and 6,826 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 800 loaded & empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during last 24 hours on Thursday.
The total import cargo of 42,704 tonnes includes 8,315 tonnes of furnace oil; 9,985 tonnes of edible oil; 8,010 tonnes of wheat; 5,222 tonnes of chemicals and 11,172 tonnes of containerised cargo. The total export cargo of 6,826 tonnes includes 1,198 tonnes of wheat and 5,628 tonnes of containerised cargo.
Two ships namely CV OOCL Francisco and MV Stolt Courage carrying containers and chemicals sailed out to sea on Thursday morning. A total number of seven vessels viz CV OOCL Francisco, MV Heckor, Liberty Grace, MV Genius Mariner, MV Stolt Courage, MT Lahore and MV Bunga Alamanda are currently occupying berths to load/offload containers, wheat, cement, chemicals, furnace oil and edible oil respectively during last 24 hours.
As many as seven ships namely APL Atlanta, City of Beijing, Olympic Spirit, Baltic, Unicorn Emerald, Out Rivaling-2 and SFL Kent with containers, furnace oil, wheat, rice and corn respectively are currently at the outer anchorage of Port Qasim. A total number of two vessels viz CV APL Atlanta and CV City of Beijing with containers respectively are expected to take berths at Qasim International Containers Terminal on Thursday.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2012