Sea Port and Dry Port Updates.

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Pakistan Receives The Biggest Ship in Its History

With the consistent expansion and development of sea ports especially with the deep sea container terminal, Pakistan is now capable of handling the largest container ships afloat today at par with the most advanced container terminals in developed countries.

The biggest and deepest vessel berthing ever was recorded with a draft of 14 meters in Pakistan at South Asia Pakistan Terminals (SAPT) recently. This was recorded by the container vessel Hyundai Long Beach when it sailed from SAPT recently.

According to the port authorities, this is the first time in the history ofPakistan that a container ship with such huge depth was at berth in any port in Pakistan. Previously, vessels with a draft up to 13 meters were berthed at Karachi Port and at Port Bin Qasim.

Accordingly, SAPT offloaded import cargo of 1,227 containers and loaded export cargo of 1,745 containers on the said ship.

With the near completion of ongoing dredging activities at Karachi Port, KPT officials are of the view that vessels up to 15.5 meters draft can now be handled at Karachi Port at the new SAPT facility.

SAPT is a US $1.4 billion BOT project of Hong Kong based Hutchison Port Holdings, the world’s biggest container terminal operator.

At present, the dredging activities at the deep sea containers terminal are at its conclusive stage, hoping to meet the target depth of 16 meters which will make Karachi Port capable of handle the biggest container vessels with a draft length of nearly 15.5 meter and containers capacity of over 18,000 TEUs.

It is pertinent to mention here that cargo handling has been in full swing at SAPT since early December 2016.

Experts within the shipping industry are of the view that the arrival of deep draft vessels has broken the barrier limit in Pakistan, which was previously constrained by inherent factors limiting the size of vessels that could call to the port.

With the available facility in Pakistan, traders now have an option to expedite their consignments with the operating deep draft vessels of various shipping companies which will save their time and money in the future.

Pakistan has witnessed consistent and double-digit growth of handling cargo volumes during the past couple of years, which has been outstanding to surpass growth of various countries. It is predicted that growth of volumes is likely to outpace in the future given the stable economy and trade output of the country.

 

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Hutchison Ports Pakistan Sets New Vessel Handling Record

https://propakistani.pk/2017/04/20/h...ndling-record/

Hutchison Ports Pakistan, the country’s first deep-water container terminal, has received the first call of the Hyundai Splendour, the largest container ship to have ever visited the terminal.

During the 8,600-TEU vessel’s stay, the terminal set a new productivity record for Karachi, handling 3,191 moves in just over 23 hours, or 140.18 moves per hour. A total of 4,296 TEUs were handled.

The terminal operator broke its own previous record of 129 container moves per hour, achieved during the call of the 6,200 TEU MSC Lucy on 17 January 2017. The port has already broken its productivity record twice since starting test operations on 9 December 2016.

CEO Captain Rashid Jamil said that the ship marks the beginning of a new era for mega vessels calling at Pakistan.

“We have broken our own previous productivity record within a short span of time which shows that we are succeeding in bringing the efficiencies we had aimed for. We will continue to do so in the future as well.”

Last month, Hutchison Ports Pakistan received the biggest and deepest vessel with a draft of 14 meters in Pakistan at South Asia Pakistan Terminals (SAPT). This was recorded by the container vessel Hyundai Long Beach when it sailed.

According to the port authorities, this was the first time in the history of Pakistan that a container ship with such huge depth was at berth in any port in Pakistan. Previously, vessels with a draft up to 13 meters were berthed at Karachi Port and at Port Bin Qasim.

SAPT is a US $1.4 billion BOT project of Hong Kong based Hutchison Port Holdings, the world’s biggest container terminal operator.

 

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Port Qasim LNG Terminal Jetty construction.

Port Qasim LNG Import Terminal: Providing Pakistan with a Fast-Track Energy Solution.
Port Qasim LNG Import Terminal is Pakistan’s first LNG terminal and was a fast-track LNG import solution built to alleviate the energy shortage facing the country. The terminal was built in a world record time of 335 days with actual construction days of 179 days (September 02, 2014 to February 28, 2015). Port Qasim LNG Import Terminal is also one of the most cost-efficient terminals in the region.

The LNG provided to the power sector through Engro’s terminal is expected to reduce the cost of power generation by 40% which will help boost productivity and growth across the nation.

• Facility will help alleviate Pakistan’s current natural gas supply deficit and ensure the availability of natural gas to industrial, commercial, and residential customers
• Terminal will provide fuel to Sui Southern Gas Company’s electrical grid
• Utilizes one of Excelerate’s existing 151,000 m3 FSRUs

 

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KPT handled 52.49 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2016- 2017


KARACHI: Cargo handling at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has showed an improvement during July-June 2016-17 fiscal comparing to same period in previous year.

The cargo handling operations, including export and import at KPT has remained brisk in financial year 2016-17. The total cargo handling closed at 52.49 million tonnes whereas the same remained 50.05 million tonnes during last year, showing an increase of cargo handling with plus 4.89 percent growth.

Under the available facility of Deep Draft Berths, it has been possible to accommodate larger body vessels with more volume of cargo, Port handling officials informed.

Similarly the container handling closed at 2.11 million Twenty Equivalent Units (TEU) equivalents to 20 feet container box size while the same remained at 1.96 million TEUs during the same period last year.

The cargo handling at KPT breakup shows the Port has handled 37.17 million tonnes of import and export dry cargo whereas during last year 34.59 million tonnes cargo was handled which was quite adequate increased handling with 7.46 percent additional cargo in year 2016-17. The liquid bulk cargo of import and export has been closed at 15.32 million tonnes.

The dry and liquid bulk cargo shows that the export cargo handling during financial year 2016-17 remained at 8.54 million tonnes and 1.32 million tonnes respectively as dry and liquid bulk cargo. The tonnage of export remained 8.40 million tonnes and 1.38 million tonnes during year 2015-16. Similarly, the handling of import dry and liquid bulk cargo also closed at 28.63 million tonnes and 14.00 million tones, whereas remained 26.19 million tonnes of dry cargo import and 14.07 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo import.

KPT has handled 9.32 percent additional dry import cargo during financial year 2016-17 and the major contribution in this growth can be attributed to dry bulk import cargo which stood 23.85 percent higher during year 2016-17. The Port recorded handling of export of urea this year apart from handling other import commodities like fertilizer and seeds.

The ships traffic has also improved during financial year 2016-17 by witnessing arrival/departure of 758 container ships, 244 bulk cargo ships, 379 general cargo ships and 541 oil tankers. During last financial year 738 container ships, 222 bulk cargo ships, 374 general cargo ships and 559 oil tankers has been handled in year 2015-16.


http://dailytimes.com.pk/business/06...rgo-in-fy16-17

 

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Karachi... Bin Qasim Port

 

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CPEC Latest pictures of Port Qasim power plant which well generate 9b Unit power for Pakistan in one year

 

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Karachi port poised for massive infrastructure upgrade

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo said on Saturday the government is enhancing the capacity of ports and developing the related infrastructure to facilitate the growing movement of containerised cargo.

The minister said the board of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has approved the construction of an elevated expressway that will connect the Pakistan Deep-Water Container Terminal (PDWCT), East Wharf and West Wharf to Northern Bypass.

A consultant has been hired to give a detailed report on the project early next year, he said. The tendering process will start after that, he added.

Asian Development Bank is ready to finance the elevated expressway, which is needed to avoid traffic congestion and prevent strikes that are often called by goods’ transporters.

The elevated expressway will facilitate hassle-free movement of entire cargo and container traffic originating from the KPT and PDWCT, he added.

Similarly, a new oil terminal is being developed by the KPT to cater to the growing need for chemical as well as petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) products. Due to an insufficient storage capacity, vessels loaded with POL and chemicals have to suffer long delays and huge financial losses, the minister said.

Senator Bizenjo said PNSC is now going to induct three new vessels, including two belonging to the Aframax category, by February next year.

The minister also spoke about the long delays that Iran-bound pilgrims routinely face in Quetta and Taftan because of security concerns.

In order to resolve this issue, a ferry policy was framed under the guidance of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The policy allowed a ferry service from Pakistan to Iran, Dubai and Muscat. Similarly, another ferry service will be launched between Karachi and Gwadar for the general public.

The ferry service will be outsourced and the government will only be the licensing authority, he said. It will start as soon as the cabinet approval is received, he added.