Shipping Activity At Port Qasim 7 February 2018
Fakhir Rizvi Published February 07, 2018 | 04:04 PM
Five ships, Maersk Pittsburg, Mehun, APL Miami, Sea Charming and Johanna Olderdroff carrying Containers, Chemicals and Coal were allotted berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and Multi Purpose Terminal respectively during last 24 hours, said a report issued by Port Qasim Authority (PQA) here on Wednesday
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Feb, 2018 ) :Five ships, Maersk Pittsburg, Mehun, APL Miami, Sea Charming and Johanna Olderdroff carrying Containers, Chemicals and Coal were allotted berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and Multi Purpose Terminal respectively during last 24 hours, said a report issued by Port Qasim Authority (PQA) here on Wednesday.
Meanwhile five more ships Cerulean, Al-Gattara, Chemroad Hope, Navicosmos and Brizo carrying General Cargo, LNG, Plam Oil and Furnace oil also arrive at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.
Berth occupancy was managed at the port at forty seven percent on Tuesday where a total of eight ships namely, Maersk Pittsburg, Mehun, APL Miami, Beks Cenk, Johanna Oldendroff, BW Hazel, YM Miranda and Sea Charming are currently occupying berths to load/offload Containers, Cement, Canola Seeds, Coal and Chemicals.
A cargo volume of 115,393 tonnes, comprising 83,433 tonnes import cargo and 31,960 tonnes export cargo inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 3,523 containers (TEUs), (2,701 TEUs imports and 822 TEUs exports) was handled at the port.
Two Chemicals carriers, Sea Charming and YM Miranda sailed out to sea on Wednesday morning, while two Container ships Maersk Pittsburg and Mehun are expected to sail on at night hours. Three ships, Cerulean, Chemroad Hope and Al-Gattara carrying General Cargo, Palm Oil and LNG are expected to take berths at MW-1, ICT and EETL respectively on Wenesday.
While two more Container ships, CMA CGM Indus and Prosper and a Gas carrier Maran Gas Sparta are due to arrive at PQ on Thursday.
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