KARACHI, Jan 28: Nine ships carrying general cargo, containers and to load cement and ethanol are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Thursday, according to KPT sources.

Berthing activity at the wharves gathered a fresh momentum as port agencies tried to clear the backlog well in time owing to inward rush of foreign flag vessels. As a result, eleven ships, including two cement loaders, Sari and Hua Seng were berthed on Wednesday.

Others, which got berths, included Cap Colorado, Deja Bhum, APL Chicago, Rhonborg, T.S. Dubai, and Hyundai Emperor, to unload and load containers, Bulk Arrow, the bulk carrier, Maria-E, Difko Chaser, oil tankers.

Sailing was also active as eight ships, Lucky Carrier, Al-Abdulla, Gulf Tiger, Cap Colorado, Perka, APL Chicago, Rhonborg and Deja Bhum departed on Wednesday, while Cielo Di Pisa, Difko Chaser, Wael-H, Maria-E, Hyundai Emperor, Hua Seng, Bulk Arrow and Gan Baek San are due to sail out on Thursday.

Cargo handling activity at the wharves was managed at the higher levels as the total tonnage swelled to 0.147m tons, comprising 69,435 tons of export cargo and 77,544 tons of import tonnage.

The ships due on Thursday are: Quetta, Ostria, with crude and Jet oil, Chemroad Mega to load ethanol, Visea, Wan Hai-510, Abtin-1, with containers, Chitral, with general cargo.