Karachi Port operations

Published January 29, 2006

KARACHI, Jan 28: Seven ships, including a car carrier with 405 units, are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Sunday, according to KPT sources. Berthing activity at the wharves was modest where four ships — Wan Hai-311, Sagamore, Kota Merdesa, to unload and load containers, and NCC Madinah, to offload crude oil — were berthed after the departure of five.

The ships, which departed included Global Prince, Corin Thaikos, MOL Silver Fern, Sagamore and Almar, while Yick Wing, Stella Terza, Wan Hai-11, Sea Harvest, Sunniva and Kota Merdesa are due to sail out on Sunday.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was relatively slow at 72,581 tons comprising 32,205 tons of export cargo, including 6,675 tons of rice and 40,356 tons of import cargo.

The following ships are due on Sunday: West Gold, with 8,100 tons of RBD palm oil, Shalamar, with crude oil, Troyburg, PONL Vera Cruz, Noble Star, Orient Independence, with containers, Singa Ace, with 405 cars.

The following are due on Monday: Yang Jiang He, Eax Sanctity, Thor Captain, Global Prosperity, Ever Guard, with containers, Annemieke, with general cargo, Al-Mamoori-2, Iron Butterfly, to load project cargo.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....