Shipping activity at Port Qasim

KARACHI (APP): Four ships MSC Susanna, MSC Chicago, Newark and Great-61 carrying Containers and Coal took berths at Qasim International Container Terminal and Multi-Purpose Terminal respectively during last 24 hours.

Meanwhile another containers ship MSC Algeciras also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during the same period.

Berth occupancy was observed at the port at 59% on Monday where a total of ten ships namely, MC Susanna, MSC Chicago, Newark, Santy Loch Crinan, Great-61, Nvios Coral, Umm Addalkh, Corona and Al-Sahila are currently occupying berths to load/offload Containers, Rice, Coal, Soya Bean, Palm Oil and LNG during last 24 hours.

Cargo handling remained upward trend at the Port where a cargo volume of 176,820 tonnes, comprising 135,337 tonnes import cargo and 41,483 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 4,049 Containers (TEUs), (2,067 TEUs imports and 1,982 TEUs exports) was handled during last 24 hours.

Three ships, Container vessel ‘MSC Susanna’, gas carrier ‘Al-Sahila’ and edible oil carrier ‘Corona’ sailed out to sea Tuesday morning, while two more container ships, MSC Chicago and Newark are expected to sail on sameday in the afternoon.

Two ships, MSC Algeciros and Maersk Chicago carrying Containers are expected to take berths at Container Terminal on Tuesday, while two more ships CMA CGM Latour and Gaschem Antarctic with containers and LPG are due to arrive at Port Qaim on Wednesday.