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Dire safety conditions revealed in wake of Gadani fire as death toll feared to surpass 100
A fire, which has now killed at least 21 people, is still raging at Pakistan’s Gadani ship recycling area with…
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Gadani tanker fire death toll climbs
The death toll has climbed to 18 following yesterday’s massive explosion on a beached tanker at the Gadani ship recycling…
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At least 10 workers killed as fire rips through beached tanker at Gadani
A giant fire engulfed a beached tanker today killing at least ten workers at the Gadani shipbreaking area in Pakistan…
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HPH set to open second Pakistan terminal in October
Hutchison Port Holdings will open a terminal in Karachi before the end of the year, Reuters is reporting, allowing mega…
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BW secures FSRU contract from Pakistan GasPort
BW Group has announced that it has signed a 15-year agreement with Pakistan GasPort Limited (PGPL) to provide LNG regasification…
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Indian prime minister visits Iran to sign Chabahar port agreement
Leaders from India, Iran and Afghanistan are due to meet in Tehran today to sign a trilateral agreement to develop Chabahar port…
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Pakistani shipbreakers form cartel as scrap prices heat up
Members of the Pakistan Shipbreakers’ Association (PSBA) have formed a cartel in order to control rising prices on tonnage bound…
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VLOC scrapped in Pakistan
Germany’s Neu Seeschiffahrt has sold its very large ore carrier (VLOC) vessel Rebekkah N (255,300 dwt, 36,615 ldt; built 1990)…
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PNSC looks to double fleet size
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has outlined significant fleet expansion plans. PNSC currently manages a fleet of nine ships, including…
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Pakistan looks at cleaning up Gaddani
Pakistan’s ship recycling industry is looking at following the lead taken by its neighbours in making the industry safer and…
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Pakistan voices concern at detention of seafarers in Gujarat
New Delhi: Pakistan officials are concerned about an alleged detention of Pakistani seafarers in Gujarat in neighbouring India. “The reports…
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Dry Cargo
Five more capes canned in Pakistan
London: Five more capesize bulk carriers were sold to demolition yards in Pakistan this past week, but prices there are soon…
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Pak govt’s dawdling would allow Engro to encash bank guarantee on April 21
Islamabad: Engro Corporation has become eligible to encash on April 21 a $50m bank guarantee provided by gas utility Sui…
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Dry Cargo
Bumper week for scrapping capesize bulk carriers
London: Buyers in Pakistan cleaned up this past week, elbowing Bangladesh out of the way to acquire the week’s biggest…
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FSRU to reach Karachi’s Port Qasim today
Karachi: A Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU), leased by Pakistan’s gas importer Elgro Elengy to convert super-chilled methane into…
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