KARACHI: Two ships M.V Beks Cenk and M.T Horizon scheduled to load or offload 29,000 tonnes Cement and 30,062 tonnes Palm oil arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.
Berth occupancy remained modest at the port at 26% on Wednesday where a total of five ships namely, APL Charleston, CMA CGM Nerval, Umm Addalkh, Bulk Electra and Fraiha are currently occupying berths to load or offload containers Soya bean and Palm oil during last 24 hours.
Cargo volume of 105,225 tonnes, comprising 46,287 tonnes import cargo and 58,938 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 3,361 containers (TEUs), (259 TEUs imports and 3,102 TEUs exports) was handled at the port during last 24 hours.
Container vessel CMA CGM Nerval sailed out to sea Thursday morning, while another container vessel APL Charleston and Gas carrier Fraiha are expected to sail on same day.
Three ships, Hermain-s, Horizon and Golar kelvin carrying 30,974 tonnes Steel coil, 30,062 tonnes palm oil and 144,000 m3 LNG are expected to take berths at MW-2 LCT PGPCL on Thursday.
While three more Containers ships, Hansa America, Prosper and San Francisca, and a rice carrier Santy are due to arrive at Port Qasim on Friday.
