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Construction started of two OPV 2600 vessels for Pakistan Navy

Celebrating the start of the construction of a second batch of two Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Pakistan Navy, the chief of staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi started the steel cutting of the second vessel at Damen Shipyards Galatí on October …
Oct 13, 2022 / Naval

Maersk and SEED Ventures collaborate to improve agricultural exports from Pakistan

Maersk Pakistan Private Limited (Maersk) and SEED Ventures have joined hands by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 20, 2022, to launch Pakistan Agripreneurship Challenge (PAC). PAC is an Agri-value chain intervention challenge that …
Aug 1, 2022 / Curious

ICTSI Pakistan handles its first ro-ro vessel

Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) achieved a new operational milestone with its recent handling of Messina Line’s JOLLY QUARZO, the first ro-ro vessel to call the terminal. The cargo-containership docked at PICT on February 1, marking …
Feb 22, 2022 / Curious

ICTSI Pakistan hits 10 million TEU milestone

Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s subsidiary at the Port of Karachi, recently marked a milestone with the handling of its 10-millionth TEU since commencing operations in 2002.“This …
Sep 14, 2021 / Vessels

Sanmar signs US$33.46 million six vessel contracts with Pakistan port authority

Sanmar Shipyards has signed six vessel contracts together totalling US$33.46 million with the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) in Pakistan for four high-performance state-of-the-art tugboats and two pilot boats. The tugs are scheduled to be delivered in 12 …
Apr 5, 2021 / Curious

Wan Hai Lines to launch Pakistan – United Arab Emirates (PS2) Service

Wan Hai Lines announces the launch of Pakistan – United Arab Emirates Service “PS2” on November 17th, 2020. This new service will help to strengthen the Wan Hai Lines network in the Gulf Region and Pakistan. Caption: Container ship Wan Hai 103 - …
Nov 9, 2020 / Vessels

ICTSI Pakistan welcomes UIG Pendulum service

Pakistan International Container Terminal Services (PICT) welcomed the newly launched UAE-Indian Subcontinent-Gulf service (UIG), with an inaugural call at the Port of Karachi in July.The UIG feeder service, a joint initiative between Abu Dhabi …
Jul 23, 2020 / Curious

Excelerate Energy and Engro Elengy Terminal Agree to Expand Pakistan LNG Import Terminal

Excelerate Energy L.P. (Excelerate) and Engro Elengy Terminal Ltd. (EETL) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the expansion of the EETL liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Port Qasim, Pakistan. Under the agreement, …
Jan 30, 2020 / Vessels

Excelerate Energy reaches milestone for LNG ship-to-ship transfer

Texas-based Excelerate Energy said its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exquisite completed the company’s 1,500th ship-to-ship LNG transfer operation.The transfer took place at the Engro Elengy Terminal in Pakistan, the company said in …
Feb 13, 2019 / Vessels