13/08/2012 (Business Recorder) - A cargo volume of 77,675 tonnes comprising 64,960 tonnes of import cargo and 12,715 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 1,372 loaded & empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during last 24 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 64,960 tonnes includes 47,605 tonnes of furnace oil; 11,264 tonnes of palm oil; 782 tonnes of project cargo; 833 tonnes of chemicals; 3,500 tonnes of fertiliser and 976 tonnes of containerised cargo.

The total export cargo of 12,715 tonnes includes 2,585 tonnes of chemicals; 5,229 tonnes of cement; 1,537 tonnes of wheat and 3,364 tonnes of containerised cargo. MV Norgas Napa carrying chemicals sailed out to sea during last 24 hours, while another ship namely MV Keitum with project cargo is expected to sail Saturday morning. A total number of ten vessels viz CV NYK Kai, MV Batang Ani, MV Hawk, MV Keitum, MT Theresa Dumai, MV Anoushka, MV K Coral, MV Norgas Napa, MT Baltic and MV Anette Kosan are currently occupying berths to load/offload containers, cement, project cargo, urea, chemicals, rice, VCM, furnace oil and palm oil respectively during last 24 hours.

As many as six ships namely Wish Way, Bunga Azalea, Ahmed Arab, Hyundai Phdenex, Olympic Serenity and Sunrise Wisteria with containers, edible oil, roject cargo, furnace oil and chemicals respectively are currently at the outer anchorage of Port Qasim.

A total number of six vessels viz CV Wish Way, MV Bunga Azalea, MV Ahmed Arab, MV Hyundai Phdenex, MT Olympic Serenity and MV Sunrise Wisteria with containers, edible oil, roject cargo, furnace oil and chemicals respectively are expected to take berths at Qasim International Containers Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal, Liquid Cargo Terminal and Engro Vopak Terminal respectively on Saturday.