Karachi Port operations

Published March 5, 2002

KARACHI, March 4: Five ships carrying containers, general cargo and tallow are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday.

According to KPT sources, ship movements at the wharves were maintained on the higher side, the percentage of berth occupancy at the Bulk Oil Piers and dry wharves being at 67 and 48 per cent respectively.

Four ships, Sagar, Bunga Masstut, to offload and load containers, Mana and Boontrika Naree to unload and load containers, while five ships departed.

The ships, which departed included Star Light River, X_Press Dhaulagiri, Hyundai Stride, Flam and Golden Gate, while Mana, Ievoli Shine, Sagar, Kota Sejaraha, Boontrika Naree and Bow Viking are due to sail out on Tuesday.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was active where a total tonnage of 58,129 tons comprising 16,742 tons of export cargo and 41,387 tons of import tonnage was handled.

The following ships are due on Tuesday: Jamila, Kindia, NSC Deila, with containers, Stolt Sakra, with tallow and Al-Jaber-111, with general cargo.

Port Qasim

KARACHI, March 4: A ship, Mina, to offload chemicals was allotted berth at Marginal Wharf during the last 24 hours, says a PQA press release on Monday.

Chemstar Venus, Mina, Warbah, Adveevka and Atlantic were busy in discharging edible oil, chemicals, high speed diesel, wheat and iron ore respectively.

The port handled some 49,411 tons cargo, exclusively of imports.

Following is the detail of cargo handling:

Description Imports Exports

Edible oil 7,466 —

Chemicals 2,167 —

Iron ore 9,000 —

HSD 30,778 —

Total 49,411

Three ships, Atlantic, Chemstar Venus and Warbah were expected to sail out on Monday.

Following ships were at the outer anchorage:

Vessel Commodity Agent

Miyama-1 Iron ore Ocean Service

Grand Ocean Wheat Diamond Mubara

Sag River Wheat Pacif Maritime

Bunga Melawis Edible oil Ispi

Michael-S Wheat Pacific Maritime

Contship Champion and Miyama were expected to take berth at QICT and IOCB on Monday.

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