Karachi Port operations

Published January 4, 2009

KARACHI, Jan 3: Six ships carrying containers, gas oil and to load naphtha are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Sunday, according to KPT sources.

Five ships, Red Sea Spirit and Pacific Arrow to offload bulk cargo, Team al-Emirates to offload empty bags, King Brian to unload and load containers and Asdrubal to unload oil were accommodated berths after departure of seven vessels on Saturday.

The departing ships were led by Dina Queen, Bunga Terasek, Adriatic Arrow, Kapitan Byankin, Clementine, Bunga Kenari and Champion Pioneer, while King Brian, Gulf Tiger, Bavaria Express, Pacific Arrow, Martha Russ, Al-Aqeela-1 are due to sail out on Sunday.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was maintained on the higher side where a total tonnage of 0.118m tons comprising 22,490 tons of export cargo and 95,007 tons of import tonnage was handled.

The following ships are due on Sunday: Al-Sabiyah with 33,000 tons of gas oil, Sichem Marbella to load 10,000 tons of naphtha, H. & H. Tide, Kota Lamnai, Conti Harmony and Emirate Wafi with containers.

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