The Karachi Port handled 89,461 tonnes of cargo comprising1 52,563 tonnes of import cargo and 36,898 tonnes of export cargo including 2,757 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 52,563 tonnes comprised of 14,656 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,620 tonnes of general cargo; 1,289 tonnes of bulk cargo and 34,998 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
The total export cargo of 36,898 tonnes comprised of 29,422 tonnes of containerised cargo; 136 tonnes of general cargo and 7,340 tonnes of bulk cargo. Three container ships namely Felicitas Rickmers, Lindavia and Hyundai Bangkok sailed out to sea during the reported period. A container vessel viz Taban-1 is currently at the berths. Two ships namely Thalassa and Viona carrying one general cargo ship and one container ship respectively sailed out to sea on Wednesday, while two ships namely Cathrina and Seagull-D with one cement carrier and one wheat carrier respectively are expected to sail on Thursday.
Two vessels viz Tabea and Chemroad Mega with one container ship and one ethanol carrier respectively due to arrive on Wednesday, while four vessels viz Stolt Spray, Berthea, Morning Glory-VII and Fortune East with one cnemicals carrier, one base oil tanker, one naphtha carrier and one canola seeds carrier respectively are due to arrive on Thursday.