The Karachi Port handled 46,670 tonnes of cargo including 25,000 tonnes of import cargo, 21,670 tonnes of export cargo and 2,892 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 25,000 tonnes comprised of 13,704 tonnes of containerised cargo; 5,134 tonnes of bulk cargo and 6,162 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 21,670 tonnes comprised of 16,519 tonnes of containerised cargo; 40 tonnes of general cargo; 4,311 tonnes of bulk cargo and 800 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. Six ships namely Toroko, Vira Bhum, Northern Valour, D D Vogue, Shoko Maru and Siam Sapphire carrying three container ships, general cargo ship, oil tanker and bulk cargo ship respectively sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Two vessels viz APL Agate and Ital Ottima carrying two container ships respectively are currently at the berths. Two ships namely APL Agate and Ital Ottima carrying two container ships expected to sail on Wednesday. Eight vessels viz Usma, Neelambari, Manila Express, Dandie, Omaha Belle, Manar, UBC Cyprus and Noble Coral with chemical carrier, mogas, two container ships, DAP carrier, rock phosphate carrier, cement carrier and general cargo ship due to arrive on Wednesday, while four vessels viz Sor Provider, Siam Sapphire, Hanjin Paris and Praia carrying mogas, bulk cargo ship and two container ships respectively are due to arrive on Thursday.