Karachi Port operations

Published July 28, 2005

KARACHI, July 27: Six ships carrying palm oil, coal and crude oil are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Thursday, according to KPT sources. Berthing activity at the wharves was active where seven vessels, Kota Teguh, Eax Sanctity, Pu He and APL Dalian, to unload and load containers, San Antonlo, to offload steel cargo, Rickemers Mumbai, to offload general cargo and Shalamar, to unload crude oil, were berthed after the departure of three.

The ships, which departed included Nefeli-1, Bunga Cenderawasih, and Lalazar, while APL Dalian, Rickers Mumbai, Shalamar, San Antonlo and Manila Bay are due to sail on Thursday.

Due to larger handling of liquid tonnage, the total rose to 0.104m tons, comprising 11,617 tons of export cargo and 92,072 tons of import tonnage.

The following ships are due on Thursday: Celtic Terrier, with 12,500 tons of palm oil, Swat, with crude oil, Maersk Vilnious, with containers, Maritime Skill, with 40,300 tons of coal and Lady Juliet, with 6,000 tons of steel cargo.