The Karachi Port handled 103,315 tonnes of cargo including 60,142 tonnes of import cargo; 43,173 tonnes of export cargo and 5,993 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 60,142 tonnes comprised of 49,734 tonnes of containerised cargo; 735 tonnes of bulk cargo; 837 tonnes of canola and 8,836 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 43,173 tonnes comprised of 32,551 tonnes of containerised cargo; 771 tonnes of bulk cargo and 8,183 tonnes of cement and 1,668 tonnes of rice. Six ships namely Sima Sahba, Bunga Raya Lapan, COS Fair, Salsabila, Mustafa H and Queen Arrow-I sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Six vessels viz Jakarta Express, Hyundai Commodore, Thor Dynamic, Michalis K, CSL Maril and Bunga Raya Lapan are currently at the berths. Four ships namely Al-Marwah, Hyundai Commodore, CSL Maril and Jakarta Express expected to sail on Thursday, while four vessels viz Samin-1, Sargodha, Alpha and Kota Lambai are expected to sail on Friday.
Four vessels viz Fade-1, Astra, Le He and Confidence Ocean due to arrive on Thursday, while eight ships namely Moyra, JBU Opal, Stol Wisteria, Hammonia Pacificum, YM Europe, Konkar Thco, Nadeem and Oriental Wisteria are due to arrive on Friday.