The Karachi Port handled 117,545 tonnes of cargo including 90,676 tonnes of import 26,869 tonnes of export cargo and 4,304 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 90,676 tonnes comprised 53,200 of tonnes of dry cargo including 47,582 tonnes of containerised cargo; 5,628 tonnes of bulk cargo; 5,583 tonnes of steel scrap and 37,476 tonnes of oil and/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 26,869 tonnes, comprised of 26,869 tonnes of dry cargo including 14,005 tonnes of containerised cargo; 12,864 tonnes of bulk cargo; 8,997 tonnes of cement and 3,113 tonnes of rice. Five ships namely Atlantic Navigator, Hammurabi, APL Dalian, Kota Hakim and Southern Condor sailed out to sea during the reported period. Seven vessels viz Kota Lambai, Sima Sahba, MT Johar, QSM Dubai, Hanjin Gdynia, Bourbon Adelaide and Mercini Lady are currently at the berths.
Three ships namely Kota Lambai, Patriot and Sima Sahba are expected to sail on Wednesday, while five vessels viz Hanjin Gdynia, Mercini Lady, Bunga Raya Sambilan, MT Johar and Cathrina are expected to sail on Thursday. Two vessels viz MT Swat and Saigon Express due to arrive on Wednesday, while six ships namely Quetta, Hyundai Commodore, MSC Germany, APL Sharjah, Rising Phoenix and Talishman are due to arrive on Thursday.