Record containers handling at Karachi Port

[Muhammad Omar]

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KARACHI: A record number of 156,254 containers were handled at two terminals (east and west wharves) of the Karachi Port during January 2015.

The Karachi International Container Terminal managed 42,279 TEUs (twenty-feet equivalent unit) of import and 41,831TEUs of export cargo on handling 40 vessels.

Similarly, the Pakistan International Container Terminal handled 36,767TEUs of import cargo and 33,349 TEUs of export cargo on handling 27 vessels. Both the terminals are handling containers over and above their designed capacity.

The Karachi port is also developing third terminal Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP) which will attract domestic, in-transit and transshipment traffic of containers.

Published in Dawn February 7th , 2015

 

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So GoP is also looking to privatize, KPT, Port Qasim, KS&EW and PNSC?