The Karachi Port handled 72,901 tonnes of cargo including 51,119 tonnes import, 21,782 tonnes export cargo and 3,668 containers during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday.
The cargo comprised of 55,701 tonnes dry cargo including 34,808 tonnes general cargo; 20,893 tonnes bulk cargo and 17,200 tonnes oil/Liquid cargo. Three ships namely Athinoula, Fayza and Ever Guard sailed out to sea during the report period.
Five vessels viz Ever Guard, Thor Falcon, Patton-1, Apl Jeddah and MOL Silver Fern are currently at the berths.
Six ships namely Patton-1, Rainbow Spring, Tug Captain Michalls, Thor Falcon, Mesaieed and Apl Jeddah expected to sail on Wednesday, while three vessels viz Amar, Guan He Kou and DD Vigor are expected to sail on Thursday.
Ten vessels viz MT Swat, MT Lalazar, Fiona, Global Union, Marcalbria, Hyundai Future, Kota Waruna, CMA CGM Simba, DD Master and Chang Jiang due to arrive on Wednesday, while eight ships namely Ltc Calvin P. Titus, Oel Aishwarya, Thor Captain, Maersk Cloud, Bolan, Khairpur, Kardaren Star and Free Fighter are due to arrive on Thursday.