Bulk cargo, which dominated the port's cargo structure in the first seven months of 2019, declined 13.3 percent year-on-year to 11.659 million tons.
Summary: Oman Shipping Company is looking to expand the capacity of its Dry
Bulk cargo business in order to meet the demands of the growing mining industry in Oman, says Tea Kown Kim, General Manager, Bulk Dry
PIBT has latest standards for environment-friendly dirty
bulk cargo handling.
Over the years it has serviced millions of tons of
bulk cargo coming to or going from Pakistan.
The port handled 15.530 million tonnes of liquid
bulk cargo during the period as against 15.320m tonnes recording a nominal increase of 1.37pc over the previous year.
Chemicals carrier "Ogino Park" and
Bulk cargo carrier "Alam Molak" sailed out to sea on Thursday morning, while three more ships, Oil tanker "Al-Salam-II" Container vessel "MSC Busan" and
Bulk cargo carrier "Ionna Pol" are expected to sail on same day in the afternoon.
Bulk cargo carrier 'Bulk Electra' sailed out to sea Friday
Two ships,
Bulk cargo carrier Imme Oldendroff and Gas carrier Arwa Spirit sailed out to sea morning, while two more ships oil tanker Rising Sun and
Bulk cargo carrier Greco Libero are expected to sail on same day.
In FY17, ESL carried dry
bulk cargo of almost 11.5 million ton, as against 9.4 million ton in the previous financial year.
The new terminal adds 20 million tonnes of dry cargo and six million tonnes of liquid
bulk cargo annual handling capacity.
Abu Dhabi Ports saw an increase of 19% in their
bulk cargo volumes for the first nine months of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014.