Pakistan
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Tankers
Shadow fleet faces tricky path to the breaker’s torch
With the numbers of the so-called shadow tanker fleet peaking 10 months ago, there’s now evidence that many of the…
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Ports and Logistics
AD Ports builds base in Karachi
The UAE’s AD Ports Group has signed a concession agreement for bulk and general cargo operations with Karachi Port Trust…
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Uncategorized
Greener ship recycling options emerge
Greener ship recycling options are emerging in South Asia. The European Union is close to adding more yards in Alang,…
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Ports and Logistics
AD Ports puts pen to paper on 50-year Karachi terminal concession
UAE’s AD Ports has signed a concession agreement with Karachi Port Trust, the Pakistani federal government agency that oversees the…
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Ports and Logistics
AD Ports signs Karachi port infrastructure deal
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan that paves…
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Tankers
PNSC offloads aframax
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has completed the sale of its 2003-built aframax tanker . The state-controlled shipowner said in…
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Tankers
Pakistani state outfit expanding fleet
Pakistan National Shipping Corp’s (PNSC) fleet renewal plan is gathering pace. The Karachi-based shipowner has added two aframax tankers, the…
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Containers
Pakistan looks to develop a container fleet
Pakistan is looking to develop a containership fleet. Minister of maritime affairs Ali Haider Zaidi told Reuters the country, home…
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Shipyards
Demo rates hit $550 per ldt
Demo prices have shot up soaring global steel prices and fierce competition between Pakistan and Bangladesh for limited tonnage. The…
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Shipyards
Port Qasim Authority orders six Sanmar boats
Port Qasim Authority (PQA) in Pakistan has ordered four tugboats and two pilot boats from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey for…
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Asia
India and Pakistan bar ships for demo
Shipping companies looking at sending their ships for demo in south Asia are likely to face severe disruption thanks to…
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Asia
Toxic gas kills at least five at Karachi Port
At least five people were killed after inhaling toxic gas at Karachi’s Keamari port area on Sunday. According to local…
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Middle East
Port of Karachi bans open-loop scrubbers
The Port of Karachi in Pakistan has become the latest authority to ban discharging washwater from open-loop scrubbers. According to…
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Asia
Hutchison adds more capacity at Karachi
Imran Khan, prime Mminister of Pakistan met Eric Ip, group managing director of Hutchison Ports, yesterday to discuss the Hong…
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Asia
Hutchison to double handling capacity at Karachi
Hutchison Ports Pakistan has started second phase construction at Karachi to more than double the terminal’s annual box handling capacity.…
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Asia
Pakistan National Shipping Company picks up LR1 pair from Zodiac Maritime
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has acquired a pair of South Korean-built coated LR1 tankers from Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime,…
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Asia
Port Qasim workers continue protest over unpaid salaries
More than 1,500 dock workers of Port Qasim in Pakistan have been protesting over unpaid salaries against Port Qasim Authority…
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Asia
Protests ring out at deadly Gadani
Hundreds of workers protested yesterday at the Gadani shipbreaking site in Pakistan, demanding firm action be taken to improve conditions…
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Asia
Another blaze injures seven at the world’s most dangerous shipping destination
The world’s most dangerous shipping destination has suffered another accident. Gadani, Pakistan’s main shipbreaking area, is reeling from another blaze…
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Asia
Saudi Arabia to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor project
Suggesting a major change in global oil flows, Saudi Arabia is expected to sign up to add billions of dollars…
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