The Karachi Port handled 94,592 tonnes of cargo including 69,634 tonnes of import cargo, 24,958 tonnes of export cargo, 4,094 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 69,634 tonnes comprised of 33,967 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,968 tonnes of general cargo; 23,405 tonnes of bulk cargo: 5,095 tonnes of sugar; 18,310 tonnes of coal and 19,294 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 24,958 tonnes comprised of 17,209 tonnes of containerised cargo; 464 tonnes of general cargo; 7,285 tonnes of bulk cargo: 6,106 tonnes of cement and 1,179 tonnes of rice. Eight ships namely MT Lahore, Marcampania, Bunga Aster, AKMI, Hiper Link, Ocean Promoter, Purwati and TS Jakarta sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Eight vessels viz King Brave, Hiba Al-Noor, CSL Ride, Purwati, APL Sokhna, YM America and Miss Marillena are currently at the berth. Three ships namely Lodestar Genesis, Btrch-2 and Pacific Guardian expected to sail on Saturday, while two vessels viz CSL Ride and Kota Harum are expected to sail on Sunday. Four vessels viz Jey Hope, Hansa Stavanger, Thana Bhum and MOL Seabreeze due to arrive on Saturday, while eleven ships namely Zhong Chi, Sichem Pearl, Bunga Raya Lima, Busan Express, Amanda, OEL Trust, Samin-1, APL Shenzhen, New Navigation, Miletus and Pacific Friend are due to arrive on Sunday.