KARACHI, Dec 3: Half a dozen vessels carrying containers, coal and general cargo are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Thursday, according to KPT sources.

Berthing activity at the wharves was relatively slow where only one vessel, Cape Negro to unload and load containers was berthed after the departure of four, including APL Zircon and Sinar Bintan.

Capetan Vassilis, Hanjin Ningdo and some others are expected to sail out on Thursday after having loaded various export items.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was on the higher side where a total tonnage of 0.114m tons, comprising 19,405 tons of export cargo and 94,925 tons of import tonnage, was handled on Wednesday.

The following ships are due on Thursday: Wan Hai-507, with containers, Agios Nektarios, with coal, Harmony, Northern Harmony, Ariana, with containers and Patton-1, with general cargo.