The Karachi Port handled 62,778 tonnes of cargo including 53,215 tonnes of import cargo, 9,563 tonnes of export cargo, 2,028 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 53,215 tonnes comprised of 8,390 tonnes of containerised cargo; 537 tonnes of general cargo; 37,072 tonnes of bulk cargo: 31,500 tonnes of coal; 835 tonnes of MAP; 4,737 tonnes of DAP and 7,216 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 9,563 tonnes comprised of 4,724 tonnes of containerised cargo; 290 tonnes of general cargo; 3,049 tonnes of cement and 1,500 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. Four ships namely North Pole, James River Bridge, Hyundai Oakland and Cresta Blue sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Three vessels viz Maple Galaxy, President Adams and Al-Mirqab are currently at the berths. Four ships namely Rukia, North Pole, President Adams, Al-Mirqab and MSC Ayala expected to sail on Wednesday, while three vessels viz Atlantic Breeze, Dubai Sun and Fortune Express expected to sail on Thursday. Three vessels viz Samin-1, Cap George and Sunset due to arrive on Wednesday, while nine ships namely STX Ace 5, Kuleli, STX Patraikos, Teera Bhum, OEL Trust, Bunga Raya Sebelas, Genius Star X, BBC England and Kang Cheng are due to arrive on Thursday.