September 30, 2006	Saturday	Ramazan 6, 1427

KARACHI, Sept 29: Shipping activity remained active at the port where four ships carrying containers, edible oil and sugar took berths during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release here on Friday.

Departures were also fairly brisk where five ships -- two container ships, one bulk cargo carrier, one edible oil vessel and one oil tanker -- sailed out to sea during the reported period.

Meanwhile, five more ships scheduled to load, offload containers, cement, general cargo and furnace oil also arrived at outer anchorage.

Berth occupancy was managed at 70 per cent on Thursday as compared to 80 per cent on the previous day where five ships -- CMA CGM Kingston, Hammurable, Xiang Wan, Gas Maluku and Caravos Horizone -- are currently occupying berths to load, offload containers, edible oil, diesel oil, sugar, LPG and iron ore.

Cargo throughput during the last 24 hours stood at 69,269 tons comprising 50,416 tons import cargo and 18,853 tons export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 1,921 containers (TEUs).

Five ships, CMA GCM Kingston, Hammurabi, Warbah, Concord and Caravos Horizon, sailed out to sea during last 24 hours.

Containers vessel Xiang Wan is expected to sail on Friday. Five ships, MSC Natalia, Mega-II, Scan Hansa, Jin Long Feng and Aegean Tiger, are expected to take berths on Friday.

Stolt Avenir is due to arrive on Friday, San Clement, Rich Duchess, Golden Fareast, Caravos Trader, Caravos Trader and Aqua Star are due to arrive on Saturday.