Port Qasim

Published May 23, 2008

KARACHI, May 22: Three ships carrying containers and furnace oil were accommodated berths during the last 24 hours, said a PQA press release on Thursday.

Meanwhile, two more ships with containers and phosphoric acid also arrived at the outer anchorage.

Seven ships, Hammurabi, Inori, Ahmad Junior, Sao Paulo, Bunga Melati Satu, Sea Lion and Nord Vision, were busy in loading and unloading containers, cement, palm oil, furnace oil and iron ore.

A cargo volume of 92,032 tons comprising 73,911 tons of import and 18,121 tons of export tonnage was handled.

Four ships, Maersk Delano, Inori, Sao Paulo and Bunga Melati Satu, sailed out while Hammurabi was expected to depart on Thursday.

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