Karachi Port operations

Published August 5, 2007

KARACHI, Aug 4: Six ships carrying chemicals, containers and to load cement are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Sunday, according to KPT sources. Berthing activity at the wharves was modest where four ships, Scotland, Oel Spirit and Eric G. Gibson to unload and load containers and Tourloti to offload and load general cargo were berthed after the departure of many.The ships, which departed led by Dolores, Kuo Chang, Gulf Bridge and Lalazar, while Golina, Johar, Andrea-D, Maria, Peonia, Eric G. Gibson, Asian Queen, Bunga Terasek and Oel Spirit are due to sail out on Sunday.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was active where a total tonnage of 0.105m tons comprising 21,793 tons of export cargo and 82,887 tons of import tonnage was handled.

The following ships are due on Sunday: Chemstar Brave with chemicals, Hayley Nadhi, Santa Isabella, Ninos with containers, Ocean Fridend with coal and Carla to load 4,800 tons of cement.

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