KARACHI – Karachi Port witnesses a record handling of containers in the month of May 2015 and it reflects the sound policies practiced by Karachi Port Trust under the guidance of Chairman Karachi Port Trust Vice Admiral (R) Shafqat Jawed.
The port has registered handling of 160,649 TEUs (Twenty Equivalent Unit) of cumulative imports and exports containers at its two terminals – the Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) and Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) in the month of May that surpassed the previous handling of 156,254 TEUs that it handled in the month of January 2015.
The breakup shows that KICT handled 45,486 TEUs of import containers and 44,592 TEUs of exports containers during the month ending May whereas the PICT handled 38,213 TEUs of import containers and 30,920 TEUs of export containers respectively from 31 and 36 vessels arrived at the two terminals. Handling of containers more than their existing capacities reflects the efficient handling operations of both the private terminals.
A third terminal is to commence operations soon at the deep water container port also promises to attract domestic, in-transit and transhipment traffic of containers which will further boost up the container handling efficiency of Karachi Port which is surely the premier and main port of Pakistan and provides all kind of facilities that modern trade.
