Port Qasim

Published August 5, 2012

KARACHI Aug 4: Three ships carrying containers, chemicals and Liquefied petroleum gas arrived at the outer anchorage during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Saturday.

Ten ships notably among them being Fisher-D, Hawk, BBC Arizona, Zulu Malibu and Gas Husky were busy in loading/offloading palm oil, project cargo, chemical, cement, containers and LPG.

A cargo volume 43,589 tons comprising 32,319 tons of export and 11,450 tons of import was handled. Jade, Malibu, Lina, Belgica and UASC Shuwaikh sailed out.

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