On December 28, China Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC) signed an EPC contract with the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan for NaiGaj dam project, with a total contract value of 390 million US dollars and a construction period of about three years. The project is jointly operated by CHEC and its Pakistani partner, [...]
Karachi Port Trust is ready to receive the first ship, MV Mandarin River, with a draft of 13 meters on its newly reconstructed berth No. 11. The event marks yet another milestone in its progression to augment and support the national trade. MV Mandarin River is vessel with a length of 190 meters and breadth [...]
Karachi Port Trust has announced the increase in permissible draft to 13 meters at berths number 11 and 12 that will enable very large vessels to berth and their cargoes duly handled. Karachi Port is the repository of more than 60 percent of the entire maritime trade of Pakistan and efforts are afoot to further [...]
Karachi Port Trust Official announced last week that the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port has been delayed due to technical reasons. The main reason for the delay is dredging as hard soil/rocks were found on the site, according to thenews.com. At present the throughput of cargo stands at 41 million tones and since it is [...]
![Pakistan: CHEC Set to Run Gwadar Port]()
Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and its partners, Aqeel Kareem Dedhi (AKD) Group of Karachi and the National Logistic Cell (NCL), are ready to sell their share of Gwadar Port to China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC). According to atimes.com, CHEC will take over the Pakistan’s port after Singapore decided to pull out of a [...]
The dredging project at the Karachi fish harbour will begin soon, according to harbour sources. This source announced that a tender has been floated to invite keen dredging firms and after evaluation the harbour dredging project should start immediately. “It will be first dredging of the country chief fish harbour after 20 years as the [...]
![Pakistan: Nullah Leh Dredging Gets Financial Boost]()
Punjab government has approved a grant amounting Rs 300 million for Nullah Leh dredging and finalizing all arrangements to protect the low-lying areas of the city from flash-floods during the upcoming monsoon season, reports brecorder.com. WASA has already started the cleanliness drive at 11 different points of Nullah. Fifty percent dredging of the Nullah was [...]
![Pakistan: Nullah Leh Dredging Begins]()
The Daily Times reports that the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has started dredging of Nullah Leh at 11 different points on its own resources. For the purpose, Rs 5 million have been released to reduce possible flood risk during the upcoming monsoon. Half of the portion of Nullah Leh was cleaned at the cost [...]
![Pakistan: Gwadar Port on Right Track]()
According to The Express Tribune, Rs3 billion has been pledged by the government for the completion of a link road connecting Gwadar to Upper Sindh and Punjab. Dr Nadeem ul Haq, the Planning Commission of Pakistan’s Deputy Chairman, said the federal government will prepare a “master plan for coastal development.” Dr Haq said Gwadar would [...]
According to a spokesman of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), the Port has increased its capabilities to accommodate and provide safe berthing to 12.5 metres draught container vessels on two container terminals. “This was a long pending demand of the Port users in order to upgrade their vessels,” he said. Very soon the draft of [...]
