Karachi Port operations

Published March 13, 2007

KARACHI, March 12: Seven ships carrying cars, containers and to load molasses are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday, according to KPT sources. Berthing activity at the wharves was active where 10 vessels, Kuo Chang, Corin Thaikos, Ever Govern, Aka Bhum, Wadi al-Rayan, Soon Fu, Independence Spirit, Chemstar, Shalamar and Perka to unload general cargo and offload oils and chemicals were berthed.

Sailing was also active as eight ships, Oel Esteem, Orient Independnce, Ora Bhum, Kuo Chang, Ikal, Alex-D and Yu Lin Wan departed, while Wadi al-Rayan, Malakand, Aka Bhum, Jio Cheng, Parka, Soon Fu, Independence Spirit and Red Sea spirit are due to sail out on Tuesday.

A total tonnage of 0.180m tons comprising 33,513 tons of export cargo including 4,771 tons of rice and 8,123 tons of cement and 0.146m tons of import tonnage was handled on Sunday.

The following ships are due on Tuesday: Splendour with chemicals, Chetty Bottinglieri to load 32,000 tons of molasses, Gulf Bridge, APL Jeddah, Kota Hapes with containers, Onyx Arrow with 850 cars and Friendly Sea with general cargo.

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