View of fallen containers after two ships collision incident at the Karachi Port on Monday, March 19, 2018. At least 21 containers fell into the sea after two ships collided at the Karachi port. Operations at the South Asia Port Terminal Limited (SAPT) were suspended following the collision of Hapeg-Lloyds ship Tolten with Hamburg Bay. Photo: PPI 

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KARACHI: The shipping containers, which fell into the sea after two cargo ships collided in Karachi Port, have yet to be recovered, Geo News reported Tuesday morning.

The South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT) will open for traffic once the 21 containers, which were carrying imported cars and freight worth millions of rupees, have been recovered. 

The Karachi Port Trust will start the recovery operation today (Tuesday).

Moreover, the ships have been docked at Karachi Port and the damaged parts will also be fixed. 

On Monday, Hapag-Lloyd's 8,000-TEU Tolten collided with the 6,350-TEU Hamburg Bay at South Asia Port Terminal, one of South Asia's busiest seaports.

The administration of the deep port, however, managed to avert possible damage to the cranes installed at the berth through a timely operation.

Operations at the SAPT, which were suspended after the accident, will resume after the containers are removed from the sea through a special operation by the Karachi Port Trust.