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KARACHI, Feb 13: Berthing activity at the Karachi Port on Wednesday was maintained on the higher side where nine ships were berthed including an oil tanker to offload palm oil.
According to KPT sources over a dozen ships were berthed and sailed out giving a 100 per cent berth occupancy on the Bulk Oil Piers and 50 per cent at the dry wharves.
Meanwhile, four ships including two with chemicals and general cargo are due on Thursday.
The ships, which were berthed included Jamila, Global Progress, Lanka Mahapola, MOL Sincerity, Charlotte Schulte and Wan Hai-235 to unload and load containers, Palamos to unload and load general cargo, Johar and Bahagia to offload crude oil and palm respectively.
Four ships, Santa Giovanna, Charlotte Schulte, Al-Maqwa and Ievoli Shine departed, while Jamila, Johar, Lanka Mahapola and Bow Flower are due to sail out on Thursday.
Cargo handling activity at the wharves was brisk a total tonnage of 0.103m tons comprising 36,020 tons of export cargo including 22,800 tons of liquid tonnage including mogas and 67,303 tons of import cargo.
The following ships are due on Thursday: Bow Fiovanni, with chemical, Hamurabi, Safe Marine Tana with containers and Darfur, with general cargo.
KARACHI, Feb 13: Berthing activity remained active at the port as two ships carrying wheat and general cargo were allotted berths at Marginal Wharf during the last 24 hours, says a PQA press release on Wednesday.
Another ship carrying edible oil also arrived at the outer anchorage. Seven ship, Safmarine, Eline-6, Olympic, Entalina, Piraeus, Orchid and Atlantic were at the berths loading/discharging containers and edible oil, general cargo, furnace oil and coal respectively.
