The Karachi Port handled 107,127 tonnes of cargo including 73,404 tonnes of import, 33,723 tonnes of export cargo and 4,061 loaded and empty containers (TEUs) during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargo of 73,404 tonnes, comprised 37,404 of tonnes of dry cargo including 24,759 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,770 tonnes of bulk cargo; 3,225 tonnes of DAP, 7,650 tonnes of rock phosphate and 36,000 tonnes of oil and/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 33,723 tonnes, comprised of 33,723 tonnes of dry cargo including 24,576 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,686 tonnes of bulk cargo; 7,053 tonnes of cement and 408 tonnes of rice. Three ships namely APL Brisbane, RAF Afrikana and TS Malaysia carrying, container, bulk cargo and containers respectively, sailed out to the sea during the reported period.
Six vessels viz Swat, Al Ihsaa, Fatima 1, APL Brisabne, Y M Hanjin and Dandelion, carrying tankers, containers, bulk cargo and containers respectively, are currently at the berths. Six ships namely Ocean Island, M T Swat, Alliance Louis, Mandarin Fortune, Queen Arrow 1 and Kota Akbar are expected to sail on Tuesday, while three more ships namely BBC Switzerland, Y M Tianjin and Dorian are expected to sail on Wednesday.
Four vessels namely viz Bunga Raya Lapan, Alliance ST. Louis, BBC Switzerland and Annemieke carrying containers, units, general cargo and project cargo respectively, are due to arrive on Tuesday. While three more vessels namely Queeta, Gulf Tiger and Bavaria Express carrying crude oil and LSFO, are due to arrive on Wednesday.