Shipping activity at Port Qasim

KARACHI (APP): Six ships APL Charleston, CMA CGM Nerval, Northern Monument, Royal Jade, UMM Addalkh and Fraiha carrying Containers, 14,349 tonnes Steel Coil, 27,500 tonnes Palm Kernel and 143,336 m3 LNG were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal and Engro Elengy Terminal respectively on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, two more ships Santy and BW Hazel scheduled to loadoffload 31,000 tonnes Rice and 64,461 tonnes Canola seeds also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.

Berth occupancy was managed at the port at 47% on Tuesday where a total of eight ships named APL Chariestion, CMA CGM Nerval, Northern Monument, Royal Jade, Umm Addalkh, Bulk Electra, Fraiha and Torm Estrid are currently occupying berths to load/offload Containers, Rice, Steel Coil, Soya Bean, Chemicals and Diesel oil during last 24 hours.

A cargo volume of 165,369 tonnes, comprising 1145,989 tonnes import cargo and 19,380 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 4,749 Containers (TEUs), (3,729 TEUs import and 1,020 TEUs exports) were handled at the port during last 24 hours.

Oil tanker Torm Estrid sailed out to sea Wednesday morning, while two more ships General cargo carrier Royal Jade and Container vessel Northern Monument are expected to sail on same day in the afternoon.

Two ships Beke Cenk and Golar Kelvin scheduled to load/offload Rice and LNG are due to arrive at Port Qasim on Thursday.

Four more ships Hansa America, San Francisca, Prosper and Santy are due to arrive on Friday.