Port Qasim

Published July 31, 2012

KARACHI, July 31: Three ships carrying furnace oil, chemical and edible oil were berthed during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, six more ships to load containers and cement and unload project cargo and edible oil also arrived at the outer anchorage.

Six ships, Fisher-D, Contisaphar, Harsanadi, Olympic Serenity, Chem Road Nova and Theresa Bitung are currently occupying berths to load/offload cement, canola seeds, chemical, furnace oil and edible oil. A cargo volume of 74,338 tons comprising 72,570 tons of import and 1,768 tons of export was handled.

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