KARACHI: Karachi Port handled record 43.42 million tons cargo and 1.72 million Container TEUs (twenty equivalent units) during the outgoing fiscal year 2014-15 as compared to last year’s 41.35 million tons cargo and 1.59 million Container TEUs, showing 8.4 per cent growth.
The ship movement and handling remained at 1,732 ships as compared to last year’s 1,674 ships, reflecting 3.46pc increase. The cargo handling activities of the Karachi Port has gained a fast paced momentum which resulted in breaking all previously set records of cargo handling.
The breakup shows that the port handled 29.67 million tons of total dry cargo imports and exports and 13.75 million tons of liquid bulk cargo imports and exports during the ending financial year 2014-15, whereas last year, these remained at 28.24 million tons and 13.11 million tons respectively.
Similarly, the breakup of ship movement and handling shows that the port handled 790 container ships, 193 bulk cargo ships, 255 general cargo ships and 494 oil tankers this year.
