The Karachi Port handled 222,306 tonnes of cargo comprising 140,220 tonnes of import cargo and 82,086 tonnes of export cargo including 2,767 loaded & empty containers during last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 140,220 tonnes comprised of 53,154 tonnes of containerised cargo; 6,539 tonne of general cargo; 24,227 tonnes of bulk cargo: 22,200 tonnes of coal; 2,027 tonnes of wheat and 56,300 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 82,086 tonnes comprised of 74,254 tonnes of containerised cargo; 300 tonnes of general cargo; 7,532 tonnes of bulk cargo: 1,672 tonnes of rice and 5,860 tonnes of cement. Twelve ships namely Lara Rickmers, APL Chicago, Violetta, YM Enhancer, Kota Anggeric, OEL Trust, YM Fuzhou, Freedom, Alliance Beoumont, Galveston, Sharief Verve and Navig 8 Loucas with seven container ship, two vehicles carriers, one coal carrier, one tug ship and one oil tanker respectively sailed out to sea during the reported period.
Eight vessels viz OEL Trust, Lindavia, Valerie Schulte, Hyundai Freedom, Alliance Beoumont, Freedom, Navig 8 Loucas and MT Lahore with four container ships, two vehicles carriers and two oil tankers respectively are currently at the berths.
Three ships namely Lindavia, Valerie Schulte and Cathrina with two container ships and one cement carrier sailed out to sea on Monday, while two ships namely Hyundai Freedom and MT Lahore carrying one container ship and one oil tanker respectively are expected to sail on Tuesday.
Three vessels viz Glenda Melody, UACC Sound and UBC Cyprus carrying two mogas carriers and one cement carrier respectively due to arrive on Monday, while six vessels viz Santa Belina, President Folk, Wan Hai-602, Synnove Knutsen, Dawood Diamond and Id Tide carrying three container ships, one chemicals carrier, one ethanol ship and one coal carrier respectively are due to arrive on Tuesday.