Karachi Port operations

Published December 30, 2003

KARACHI, Dec 29: Three ships are expected to arrive on Tuesday to load and offload containers and to unload 55,000 tons of crude oil, said KPT report on Monday.

According to KPT the ships, Nord Beach, Oocl Harmony with containers and Grand Ocean to offload coal were berthed after the sailing of Kota Tegum, Mercs Kirinda, Bon Asia, Koriana and Bum Ju.

A cargo volume of 44,525 tons including 42,885 tons of import and 1,640 tons of export was handled.

Three ships, Chem Star Bele, Kota Wajar and Khairpur to discharge 3,000 tons of chemical and 7,000 tons of general cargo and containers were due to arrive.

Steel Glory was expected to sail off, while Reef Zanzibar is scheduled to leave on Tuesday.—APP

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