Karachi Port operations

Published August 4, 2007

KARACHI, Aug 3: Four ships including two cement loaders are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Saturday, according to KPT sources. Berthing activity at the wharves was active where seven ships, Dolores, Gulf Bridge to unload and load containers, Al-Diyar to unload and load general cargo, Namrun to offload rock phosphate, Johar to unload crude oil and Feonia to load molasses were berthed.

Five ships, China Star, Xiang Cheng, Y.M. Sun, Hyundai Future and Cruier departed on Friday, while Lalazar, Gulf Bridge, Scotland, Andrea-D, Golina and Johar are due to sail out on Saturday.

A total tonnage of 0.142m tons comprising 18,417 tons of export cargo and 0.124m tons of import tonnage was handled on Friday.

The following ships are due on Saturday: Carla and Sea Princess to load 4,600 and 18,000 tons of cement, Bunga Terasek with containers and Maria Bulker with coal.

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