KARACHI: Shipping activity remained active at the Port where three ships, Tempanos, Pan Gloris and Al-Shumal carrying Containers, Steel Coil and LNG were allotted berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi-purpose Terminal and Engro Elengy Terminal respectively on Wednesday, 4th April-2018.
Meanwhile another ship, Gaschem Pacific carrying Chemicals also arrived at outer anchorage of Port during last 24 hours.A total of nine ships namely, Tempanos, APL Miami, White Fin, Maritime Setoshio, Pan Gloris, Navios Achilles, IVS Windsor, Al-Shumail and NCC Maha are currently occupying PQA berths to load/offload Containers, Wheat, Clinker, Project cargo, Coal, LNG and Palm oil respectively during last 24 hours.
A record cargo handling was achieved at the Port on Wednesday, where a cargo volume of 202,478 tonnes, comprising 131,644 tonnes import cargo and 70,834 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 4,373 Containers (TEUs), (1,800 TEUs imports and 2,573 TEUs exports) was handled during last 24 hours.
M.V Pan Gloris sailed out to sea on Thursday morning, while three more ships APL Miami, IVS Windsor and Navios Achilles are expected to sail on same day in the afternoon.
Four ships, Iris-T, GH Citation, YM Miranda and Gaschem Pacific carrying Canola seeds, Coal and Chemicals are expected to take berths at FAP, PQEPT, MW-1 and EVTL respectively on Thursday, 5th April-2018. While three more ships Express Rome, CMA CGM Virginia and GH Chinook with container are due to arrive ar Port Qasim on Friday, 6th April-2018 .
