KARACHI: Shipping activity remained active at the port where five ships, MS Tiger, Genava, Ocean Phoenix, Argent Habiscus and Corona scheduled to load/offload Containers, Rice, Coal, Phosphoric Acid and Palm oil were allotted berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi-purpose Terminal, Pakistan International Bulk Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and Liquid Cargo Terminal respectively on Sunday.
Meanwhile Container ships, MSC Silvana and MSC Saturn, and gas carrier Express also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim on Monday morning. A total of eleven ships, MS Tiger, Jack London, Genava, Amadeus, Ocean Phoenix, Pacific Victory, Thor Courage, Argent Habiscus, UMM Bab, Corona and Petali Lady were occupying at PQA berths to load/offload Containers, Rice, Soya been seeds, Coal, Phosphoric Acid, Palm oil and Diesel oil during last 24 hours.
Cargo throughput during last 24 hours stood at 162,462 tonnes, comprising 131,397 tonnes import cargo and 31,065 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 2,188 Containers (TEUs), (553 TEUs imports and 1,635 TEUs exports) was handled at the port.
Four ships, MS Tiger, Thor Courage, Argent Habiscus and Umm Bab sailed out to sea on Monday morning, while another ship Amadeus is expected to sail in the afternoon.
Five ships, MSC Silvana, MSC Saturn, Sakizaya Wisdom, Dazi Yun and Express carrying Containers, Canola seeds, General cargo and LNG are expected to take berths at QICT, FAP, MW-1 and LCT respectively on Monday. while another ship Express Malaku is due to arrive at Port Qasim on same day, and three more ships MSC Saturn, Maersk Kingston and CMA CGM Narmada with containers are due to arrive on Tuesday.
