Port Qasim

Published October 9, 2012

KARACHI, Oct 8: Three ships to load wheat and unload urea and containers were allotted berths during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Monday.

Five ships, Maersk Carolina, Lana, Thurgau, Ocean Star and Ana Dorothea, were occupying berths to load/offload containers, cement, wheat and urea.

A cargo volume of 51,623 tons comprising 14,181 tons of import and 37,442 tons of export was handled.

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