Shipping activity at Karachi Port remains largely uninterrupted despite rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with crude oil tankers continuing to arrive and discharge cargoes, helping sustain fuel supply flows even as some LNG shipments remain delayed.

A tanker operated by the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, MT Sargodha, has already offloaded crude brought from Fujairah, while additional vessels including MT Shalimar and MT Lahore are scheduled to berth in the coming days, according to port officials familiar with the operations.

Officials said crude inflows have remained steady for now, though several LNG cargoes destined for Pakistan are still stranded amid ongoing regional disruptions, potentially complicating the country’s power generation mix if delays persist into the coming weeks.

Outbound and mixed cargo operations at the port have also continued without major interruption. MT Martini is expected to load locally produced fuel oil, while MT Hafnia Henriette and MT Wan HE handled naphtha and ethanol cargoes. Another vessel, MT Eva Gold, has already departed after loading ethanol, port data showed.

Container and bulk cargo handling has remained robust despite regional uncertainty. More than 60,000 tonnes of containerised cargo were processed alongside bulk imports of soybean meal and rice exports, with total cargo handling approaching 80,000 tonnes and roughly 19 vessels scheduled to berth, according to port operations data.

The continued arrival of crude shipments offers some relief for Pakistan’s fuel supply outlook even as disruptions to LNG deliveries linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to weigh on the country’s energy sector outlook.