The Karachi Port handled 115,260 tonnes of liquid import cargo including 61,545 tonnes of import 53,715 tonnes of export cargo and 4,874 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Friday.
The total import cargo of 61,545 tonnes comprised of 35,244 tonnes of dry cargo including 27,303 tonnes of containerised cargo; 7,138 tonnes of bulk cargo; 803 tonnes of general cargo and 26,301 tonnes of liquid cargo. The total export cargo of 53,715 tonnes comprised of 46,815 tonnes of dry cargo including 35,931 tonnes of containerised cargo; 10,819 tonnes of bulk cargo; 65 tonnes of general cargo and 6,900 tonnes of liquid cargo.
Eight ships namely Al-Soor-II, Hanjin Duesseldorf, You Mei, MT Johar, Lucky Arrow, Wan Hai-501, Hyundai Baron and Cap Gabriel sailed out to sea during the reported period. Five vessels viz Queen Arrow-II, Blossom, Zhonji No 1, MSC Aurelie and TS Dubai are currently at the berths. Eight ships namely Blossom, Rising Phoenix, Dai San, MSC Aurelie, Asdrubal, Queen Arrow-II, Zhonji No 1 and Barwaaoo expected to sail on Friday, while two vessels viz TS Dubai and Providence expected to sail on Saturday.
Four vessels viz BW Columbia, Bhairavi, YM America and LTC Calvin P. Titus due to arrive on Friday, while eight ships namely Vinashin Melody, OEL Trust, APL Sokhna, Uni Promote, Seaways Valour, Kota Akbar, Liberty Pride and Fu Yuan Shan are due to arrive on Saturday.