Port Qasim

Published August 24, 2008

KARACHI, Aug 23: Three ships scheduled to load/offload containers and palm oil were accommodated berths during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Saturday.

Meanwhile, three more ships carrying carbon oil, phosphoric acid and furnace oil also arrived at the outer anchorage.

Seven ships, COY Maersk Montana, Sima Paya, Christina, Leopard-B, Provider, Atlantia and Eastern Tera, were busy in loading and unloading containers, cement, wheat, palm oil, chemicals and iron ore.

A cargo volume of 37,605 tons comprising 25,876 tons of import and 11,729 tons of export tonnage was handled.

Hellenic Horizon, Eastern Tera, Maersk Montana and Sima Paya sailed out.

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