KARACHI: Two ships M.V Da King and M.T YM Miranda carrying General Cargo and Chemicals took berths at Multi Purpose Terminals berth # 1 & 2 respectively during last 24 hours, said a report issued by Port Qasim Authority (PQA) here on Monday. Meanwhile three more ships C.V MSC Pamela, M.V Al-Berta and M.V Hyundai Masan with Containers, Steel Product and General Cargo also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours. Berth occupancy was managed at the port at 47% on Sunday where a total of eight ships namely, Jonathan Swift, APL Hawai, Da King, Nautical Jennifer, Iris-II, YM Miranda, Super Fort and PTV Athina were occupied at PQA berths to load/offload Containers, General Cargo, Coal, Soya Bean Seeds, Chemicals, LPG, Palm oil and Furnace oil respectively.
Cargo volume during last 24 hours stood at 161,328 tonnes, comprising 144,114 tonnes import cargo and 17,214 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 3,535 containers, (TEUs), 2,629 TEUs imports and 906 TEUs exports was handled at the port. Two ships C.V APL Hawai and C.V Jonathan Swift sailed out to sea on Monday morning, while three more ships M.V Iris-II, M.T PVT Athina and M.V Da King are expected to sail on same day in the afternoon. Five ships C.V Spirit of Mumbai, C.V Prosper, C.V MSC Pamela, M.V Sea Joy, M.V Aramis and M.T Bahra carrying Containers, Rape seeds, project cargo and diesel oil are expected to take berths at QICT, FAP, MW-2 and FOTCO respectively on Monday, while three more ships C.V X-Press Kailash, C.V MSC Al-Ghero and C.V Maersk Chicago are due to arrive at Port Qasim on Tuesday.
