Karachi Port operations

Published September 11, 2007

KARACHI, Sept 10: Four ships carrying soyabean oil, containers and steel are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday, according to KPT sources.

Berthing activity at the wharves was active where seven ships, Soon Fu, Oel Mumbai, Oel Spirit, Conti Germany, Gulf Bridge to unload and load containers, Ocean Bridge to offload coal and Caribbean Carrier to load cement were berthed.

Seven vessels including Aegean Tiger, Taxiarechis-1, Red Sea Spirit, Bolan, Oel Mumbai and Soon Fu departed on Monday, while Ocean Bridge, Mol Ability, Frankfurt Express, Banglar Mookh and Oel Spirit are due to sail out on Tuesday.

A total tonnage of 0.127m tons comprising 27,592 tons comprising 27,592 tons of export cargo including 4,609 tons of rice and 11,739 tons of cement and 98,918 tons of import tonnage was handled.

The following ships are due on Tuesday: Anawan with 9,000 tons of soyabean oil, APL Sokhna and Oel Shreyas with containers and Hope Star to unload steel 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....