April 07, 2007	Saturday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1428

KARACHI, April 6: Berthing activity was brisk a the port where five ships to load/offload containers, rice, seeds, edible oil and diesel oil were accommodated berths during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Friday.

Meanwhile, another container ship also arrived at the outer anchorage. Seven ships, Lucient, Saudi Hofof, Shujaa, Lion Princess, Chahat, Alesevada and Taxi Archis-I, were busy in loading and unloading containers, wheat, rice seeds, carbon oil, edible oil and diesel oil.

A cargo volume of 49,619 tons comprising 39,011 tons of import and 10,608 tons of export tonnage was handled.