The Karachi Port handled 103,395 tonnes of cargo including 71,541 tonnes of import cargo; 31,854 tonnes of export cargo and 3,771 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 71,541 tonnes comprised of 29,413 tonnes of containerised cargo; 478 tonnes of bulk cargo; 18,206 tonnes of coal; 2,260 tonnes of rock phosphate and 21,184 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 31,854 tonnes comprised of 12,725 tonnes of containerised cargo; 415 tonnes of bulk cargo; 6,047 tonnes of cement; 2,190 tonnes of rice and 925 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. Seven ships namely Dubai Star, Kuleli, Valrossa, OXL Triumph, Cap George, Bunga Raya Enam and Bow Cape sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Seven vessels viz President Truman, Genie, Lucky-7, Advance Victoria, Nadeem, Kang Hing and Golden Oceania are currently at the berths. Six ships namely Hyundai Commodore, Advance Victoria, Lucky-7, President Truman, Endeavour and Red Sea Spirit expected to sail on Friday, while three vessels viz Genie, Kang Hing and Wisdom are expected to sail on Saturday.
Three vessels viz Al-Marwah, MT Johar and X-Press Annapurna due to arrive on Friday, while ten ships namely Shukri-B, Pertiwi, Navig 8 Leon, YM Europe, Al-Wajba, APL Guangzhou, BC San Francisco, Queen Arrow-I, Invicta and Lucky Carrier are due to arrive on Saturday.