Shipping activity at Port Qasim remains brisk

Business Mar, 21 2023
Shipping activity at Port Qasim remains brisk
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KARACHI: Two ships MSC Silver II and Easterly Beach Galaxy carrying containers and chemicals berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal and EngroVopak Terminal respectively.

Meanwhile four more ships, MSC Marina, MSC Monica III, Abram Schulte and STI Gramercy carrying Containers, Soya bean and Mogas also arrived at outer anchorage of Port during last 24 hours.

Total of 02 ships were engaged at PQA berths during last 24 hours, out of them container vessel MSC Silver II left Port while another Chemicals carrier ‘Easterly Beech Galaxy’is expected to sail.

Cargo throughput during last 24 hours stood at 23,483 tonnes, comprising 2,046 tonnes imports cargo and 21,437 tonnes export cargo, including containerised cargo carried in 1,272 containers (11 TEUs Imports and 1,261 TEUs export) was handled at Port.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 21 2023

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