Port Qasim handled a cargo volume of 46,451 tons during the last 24 hours that included 16,575 tons of imports and 29,876 tons of exports, Port Qasim Authority reported on Saturday.

Accordingly, the port handled imports, including iron ore (6,000 tons), diesel (3,690 tons), and containerised cargo (6,885 tons). It handled exports including cement (7,056 tons), vinyl chloride monomer (900 tons), and containerised cargo (21,920 tons).

“Berth occupancy was maintained at 71 percent at the port on Friday,” the Port Qasim Authority said.

It said that it moored two ships during the last 24 hours, which were carrying containers and palm oil.

With this, a total of 10 ships loaded and offloaded containers, cement, containers, diesel, palm oil, iron ore, and VCM.

They were MV KPS-I Alican Bey – Powership, MV Vindo Nissa, MV Faith, MV Kerstin-S, MV MSC Kerry, MV Alliance ST Lotus, Al Soor-II, MT Golden Ambrosia, MT Norgas Challenger, and MV Pearl of Jebal Ali, it said.

Besides, another four ships, carrying containers, and furnace oil, palm oil and cement also arrived at the outer anchorage of the port during the last 24 hours, it said. Those four ships included MT Quetta, MT Karachi, MT Stolt Zulu, and MV Flora, it said.