The Karachi Port handled 141,626 tonnes of cargo including 71,338 tonnes of import and 70,288 tonnes of export, 1,944 loaded and empty containers (TEUs) during last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The freights comprised of 90,905 tonnes of dry cargo including 65,299 tonnes of general cargo; 1,300 tonnes of sulpher, 24,306 tonnes of cement and 50,721 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
Fifteen ships namely Apl Balboa, YM Inventive, Thuringia Express, Martha Russ, Ainaftis, Noor-e-Madina, Adriatic Arrow, Santana, Lalazar, Chemroad Mega, Chemstar Brave, Iron Butterfly, Industrial Dream, Wajid Arab and Bow Prima sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Twelve vessels viz Caribbean Carrier, Alpha, YM Inventive, Martha Russ, Mare Thracium, Iron Butterfly, Industrial Dream, Wajid Arab, Muroto, Bow Prima, Alam Bitara and MT Johar are currently at the berths. Three ships namely Mare Thracium, Alam Bitara and Caribbean Carrier expected to sail on Monday while another five vessels viz Apl Brisbane, Sinar Bintan, Muroto, MT Johar and Sari are expected to sail on Tuesday.
Four vessel viz Apl Brisbane, Isara Bhum, Asian Queen and Blida due to arrive on Monday while nine ships namely Star Dream, Sun Geranium, Oriental Rose, Apl Sokhna, Cape Negro, Northern Harmony, X-Press Khyber, Shangor and Pheafan are due to arrive on Tuesday.