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Chai rm an KPT Vic e Adm ir al Ahm e d Hay at en ds his te nur e i n K arac h i P ort Trus t
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Mrs . Nas r ee n Ha qu e t he firs t Ch air pers o n K arac h i P ort Trus t
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Mi nis ter fo r Po rts a nd Shi pp in g Mr. Q am ar Zam a n K air a do nat ed 25 m ob il e ve hic l es
to IG Sin dh at KPT He ad O f fic e
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Mi nis ter fo r Po rts a nd Shi pp in g Mr. Q am ar Zam a n K air a i na ug ura te d t he KPT
O ver pas s
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Sec ret ary Por ts an d S hi pp in g Mr. S al eem K ha n vis its Kar ac hi Port
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Carg o h an dl in g a t K arac h i P ort dur in g t he fin anc i al y ear 2 00 7-0 8
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KPT b re aks i ts ow n c ar go ha nd li ng r ec or d
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The Tra il er S uc ti on Hop per Dre dg er “T S HD AB UL”r eac h es Ka rac h i P ort
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Dred gin g at K arac hi P ort – Mo nt hl y wis e br ea ku p
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KPT d ee pe ns its c h an ne l t o ac c om m oda te t he 1 2 m et ers dr aft c on tai ne r v es s el
Hyu nd ai Adm ir al
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Shi p m o vem e nts at K arac h i P ort dur in g t he fi na nc ia l y ear 2 00 7-0 8
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KPT r es c ues Pa nam a re gis t ere d c o al s h ip at op en s ea
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Minister for Ports and Shipping Inaugurates KPT Flyover for Traffic
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Com put eriz ed Ac c es s Co ntr ol S ys t em at Kar ac hi Por t i na ug urat ed
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KPT DC bungalow Manora Park receives gold medal for securing first position, the
third consecutive time
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Sad demise of KPT Traffic Manager
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KPT provided a residential plot files to all its workers
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KPT signs agreement with Hutchison Port Holdings in President House, Islamabad
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60th In de pe nd enc e an ni ve rs ary c el ebr ati ons he ld at Kar ac hi Port
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Haider Ali Khan joins (KPT) as caretaker Squash Incharge
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Edi tor /S cri pt writer
Shariq Amin Farooqui
Layout D e si gner
Muhammad Akbar
Photographe r
Dilshad Ahmed
E d i tor i a l B oa r d
Prepared by
Publ ic Relat ion s Depa rt men t
Karac h i Po rt Trust
Eduljee D in sh aw Road K arac h i
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Board of Trustees
Mrs. Nasreen Haque
Chairperson KPT
Vice Admiral Sikandar Viqar Naqvi HI (M)
Chairman PNSC
Mr. Babar Bashir Nawaz
Chief Executive Attock Group
Mr. Jameel Yusuf Ahmed
Chairman Tracker (Pvt.) Limited
Mr. Munir Qureshi
Chief Collector Customs
Mir Muhammad Khaskheli
Divisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways
Mr. Shahzad Murad
Financial Consultant
Mr. Waqar Malik
President Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Maqsood Ismail
Managing Director Ismail Industries
Mr. Iqbal Umer
Chairman Karachi Cotton Association
Syed Pervaiz Alam
Deputy General Security United Labour Federation
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Chairman KPT Vice Admiral Ahmed Hayat ends his
tenure in Karachi Port Trust
During his tenure as Chairman, Karachi
Port has been systematically transformed
in to a land lord Port. KPT also embarked
on city road improvements to facilitate
movement of cargo to and from the port.
He was given a warm farewell at a local
hotel by the KPT management.
V i c e A d m i r a l A h m e d H a y a t , then
Chairman KPT, retired from KPT on 30th
June 2008, to end his 7 years tenure in KPT.
He joined as Chairman KPT in the year in
the capacity of Rear Admiral and was later
promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral.
M rs. Nasreen Haque the f irst Chairperson K arachi
Port T rust
Nasreen Haque the first lady to head,
Karachi Port Trust, assumed her current
position as Chairperson on 9th June 2008.
She succeeds Vice Admiral Ahmad Hayat
who was Chairman from 2001 to 2008.
BRIEF PROFILE:
Mrs. Haque belongs to the 1976 batch of
the Central Superior Services, Pakistan. In
a distinguished career spanning more then
3 2 y e a r s she has held several senior
m a n a g e m e n t positions. Immediately
before joining KPT she was the Managing
Director of the Karachi Urban Transport
Corporation. In her parent department, the
Pakistan Railways Traffic and Commercial
Group, sh e h a s served as Chief of
Operations, Ch i e f o f Commercial
Management and Chief of Freight Services
controlling the entire Pakistan Railways
network. S h e h a s a l s o s e r v e d o n
deputation with the Export Promotion
Bureau where she established the first
Export Terminal of Pakistan at West Wharf
in coordination with the Karachi Port
Trust. Later she served the Port Qasim
Authority in h e r capacity a s DGM
Marketing, Tariff and Statistics, DGM
Industrial Management and Secretary of
t h e Board. S h e e a r n e d P Q A I S O 9 0 0 2
certification
a n d a l s o developed
a
comprehensive shipping policy. Along with
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extensive experience in operations,
administration, logistics and shipping her
specialization has been in cargo handling. Mrs.
Haque has also held key positions in many
social organizations and has worked
strenuously towards furthering their scope.
Mrs. Nasreen Haque’s Alma Mater was St.
Josephs Convent School and she graduated
from the college of the same name. She did her
LLB from Sindh Muslim Law College, her
post-g r a d u a t i o n i n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f r o m
Karachi University and a further Masters in
Defence and Strategic Studies from the
National Defence University. She is a fellow of
the Chartered Institute o f L o g i s t i c s a n d
Transport, London. Besides training in
Pakistan there have been spells of training
with British Rail and the Canadian Pacific
Railway and in 2005 Mrs. Haque did the
executive leader ship development course at
Harvard University.
the prestigious La Martiniere College of
Lucknow University. She had a distinguished
career in education having taught both at
Aligarh and the Punjab Universities.
VISION
While addressing the KPT management she
pledged to do her best to revitalize KPT and
help it to take its place with the top-ranking
ports of the world. She said its foundation had
to be strengthened and no efforts would he
spared in developing its infrastructure and
streamlining its operations. To achieve these
g o a l s t e a m w o r k an d co-operation were
necessary. S h e e x p l a i n e d t h a t o n e o f t h e
i n d i c a t o r s o f a p o r t ’s s u c c e s s w a s i t s
responsiveness to current and future market
tr e n d s a n d f o r t h i s t h e r e h a d t o b e a
constructive dialogue with its clients.
She plans to tackle many urgent issues such as
operational management to increase efficiency
by providing rail, road and pipeline
connectivity to the hinterland which would
relieve both port congestion and speed up the
turnaround of vessels.
She added that the maritime sector was
growing at a breath taking rate with ships of
ever-i n c r e a s i n g s i z e n e c e s s i t a t i n g a n
upgrading of t h e ports’infrastructure and
technical capacity.
Born in Lahore, M r s . N a s r e e n H a q u e is
married with one daughter. Her husband, a
Civil Engineer was born in Larkana. Hers is an
educated background with a proud tradition
of service both in the bureaucracy and in
education. Her father, the late Shamsuddin
Ahmed was Collector of Customs. He died at
the comparatively young age of 45. Her
mother who died in 2006 was an MA BT from
In the end she said that the commitment
and enthusiasm of all those who work in
the Trust and all officers and staff, past
and present, deserve credit for the results
and success so far. The manpower of an
organization was its bedrock and to fulfill our
vision for the future we need to carry on in a
spirit of dedication, solidarity and hard work.
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M inister f or Ports and S hipping Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira
donate s 25 mob ile ve hicle s to I G S i ndh at KPT He ad O f f ice
The Federal Minister for Port and
Shipping Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, while
addressing the august gathering at KPT
Head Office on 7th June 2008, highlighted
t h e i mportance of law and order
situation in Pakistan. He presented keys
of 25 mobile vehicle t o IG Sindh
Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Suddle. The
vehicles presented during the ceremony
were Toyota Hilux, 4 X 2 single cabin,
3000 cc cars.
Mr. Qamaruzzama Kaira, while sharing
his views before the question and answer
session by the media opined that the new
vehicles would enable the Police Force to
undertake patrolling, routine checking
and maintenance of law and order in the
coastal city Karachi.
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M inister f or Ports and S hipping Mr. Qamar Zaman
K ai ra i naugurates K PT O verpass
Minister for Ports and Shipping
Mr.
Qamar Zaman Kaira inaugurates the “KPT
Overpass|” at M.A. Jinnah Road on 27th
May 2008. The Minister for Ports and
Shipping Qamar Z aman Kaira unveiled
the plaque to formally inaugurate the
Overpass for traffic on 27th May 2008. The
ceremony was attended by Chairmen of
the three ports of Pakistan, high officials,
diplomats and the media. Speaking on the
occasion, the Chief Guest and Minister for
Ports and Shipping Qamar Zaman Kaira
highlighted the importance of roads and
flyover construction and termed the role of
logistics network pivotal role i n our
economy and complimented the efforts of
K P T m a n a g e m e n t f o r s u c c e s s f ully
completing the project. The Minister was
briefed about the salient features of the
700meters KPT Overpass with a life span
of 50 years and it would provide direct
linkage t o heavy traffic entering the
Karachi Port area.
S ecretary
Ports and S hi ppi ng M r. S al eem K han
V i si ts K arachi Port
Secretary Ports and Shipping Mr. Saleem
Khan visited Karachi Port on 12th June 2008
to review the progress made by KPT on
reconstruction of berths of Karachi Port.
During the presentation session, the
Secretary was briefed of the program by
the Korean company Ssang Yong who has
been awarded the reconstruction works of
berths 10 – 1 4 at East Wharf at the cost
Rs.5.5 billion. Two of the berths would be
ready by next June and the remaining
three by March 2010. These berths are
designed to cater vessels of 16 meter draft.
The Secretary was also briefed about the
Pakistan Deep Water Container Port and
other projects underway a n d those
accomplished.
The Secretary, accompanied by
Chairperson KPT Mrs. Nasreen Haque and
other top officials of KPT, inspected berths
10-14 at East Wharf and later other areas of
the Karachi Port.
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C argo han dl in g at K arachi Port dur ing the f ina ncia l year 2007-08
CO MMO DITIES
Dry Gener al C arg o Im ports
Dry Bulk Carg o Im ports
Liquid Bulk Carg o Im ports
Dry Gener al C arg o Ex port s
Dry Bulk Carg o Ex port s
Liquid Bulk Carg o Ex port s
TO TA L CA R G O H AN DLED
Container Im port s
Container Ex ports
TO TA L CO N TA IN ER S H A N DLED
F I G U R ES I N M ET R I C T O N S
9 ,6 02 ,70 2
6 ,4 36 ,03 1
9 ,4 78 ,42 4
5 ,1 66 ,81 2
4 ,2 43 ,60 8
2 ,2 65 ,18 4
3 7 ,19 2 ,7 6 1
F IG U R ES IN TEU ’s
6 2 6 ,5 9 8
5 8 7 ,1 4 6
1 ,2 13 ,74 4
K PT b reaks its own cargo handling record
Cargo handling at KPT registered a growth
of 25% this year. KPT is handling over
101,000 tons of cargo daily and has crossed
the figures of 37 million tons. In its efforts to
facilitate operations of deeper draught ships
KPT has deepened its channel to 12 meters.
By the end of the ongoing fiscal year 2007-08,
KPT aims to handle 61% of the total
container volume of 1.97 million TEU
(Twenty Equivalent Units) handled by the
two ports; of Karachi. The total seaborne
trade handled by both ports during the last
11 months comes to 58.10 million tons, of
which the share of dry cargo exports at KPT
remained 65.39%.
Liquid cargo is growing by 14% at Karachi
Port. The liquid cargo exports, which mainly
comprises Molasses, Ethanol, Naphtha,
other chemicals; has crossed the 2 million
bench mark by registering 2.02 million tons
this year.
As regards the dry cargo, coal handling in
Karachi Port has reached 3.5 million tons. In
exports, the cement handling, through bulk
or bags, has crossed the 2 million tons mark.
This is the first time in history that Pakistan
is exporting cement as a bulk commodity.
Four silos are being constructed at the port
which when completed would further
increase the cement exports. KPT has also
handled 0.9 million tons of clinker exports
during the last 11 months which is another
record achieved by the port.
The container handling at Karachi Port has
remained on the rise throughout the year. So
f a r , i t h a s registered 11% growth by
recording 1.149 million TEU handling till
12th June 2008. Previously, in year 2005-06,
the KPT recorded handling of 1.144 million
TEU. As regards the container terminals,
both PICT and KICT have shown progress.
Presently PICT is handling 39% while KICT
handles 50% of the total container volume.
The remaining 11% were handled at other
berths of KPT.
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This year, KPT has handled 2122 ships as per details under:-
S hi p movements at Karachi Port duri ng the fi nancial year 2007-08
TOTAL SHIP HANDLING
2006 – 07
2007 – 08
950
1,055
271
406
291
223
358
438
SHIP CATEGORIES
Container Ships
Bulk Cargo Ships
General Cargo Ships
Oil Tankers
GRAND TOTAL
This Healthy performance is despite the fact
that eight berths at East Wharf were not
utilized due to their reconstruction.
Construction of 16 meters deep quay wall is
already underway by a Korean company
Ssang Yong at East Wharf. KICT has
installed two Super Post Panamax Gantry
1,870
2,122
Cranes to handle larger ships carrying 5000
TEU containers. Recently, the KICT has
handled 4500 TEU containers from a Post
Panamax ship “Hyundai Admiral” at its
berth. The PICT has also introduced new
Gantry Cranes which were inducted last
months.
I nduction
of Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger
“TSHD ABUL”
1.
KPT dr edg ing fleet compr ising of 5
dr edg er s and 8 hopper ba rges m eet the
dr edg ing requirem ent of Ka rachi Harbour.
TSHD “ABU L” is the latest induct ion in KP T
Fleet. TSHD “ABU L” has been built in
shipyar d – IHC H olland which is t he bigg est
and m ost r enowned dr edg er building yar d
in t he world. About 40% dredger s all over
the wor ld ha ve been built by IHC H olland.
2. The dr edg er was la unched on 6th July 2007
and ha nded over t o KP T in N ovember 2007
at Karac hi P ort. Dr edg er has been built at a
cost 50.73 million with following pr inc ipal
dimensions:-
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Length
Breadth
Depth
Draft
Dredg ing depth
=
=
=
=
=
104 met er
20 met er
8 met er
7.6 met er
20 met er
Gross Tonnage
Displac ement
Hopper Ca pac ity
Engine Power
Speed
=
=
=
=
=
6469tons
920 tons
6000 m3
31 x 2 kw
14 knot s
3.
It is new sta te –of- ar t dr edger,
equipped with m ost modern / sophist icat ed
equipment and machinery in t he world. The
dr edg er is fitt ed wit h “Wild Drag on drag
hea ds” which ar e the ever first drag hea ds
intr oduced in the world for suct ion pipes of
700mm. these drag heads used all over the
wor ld. The dr edg ing ca pac ity of t his dr edger
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is 8–9 m illion cu. Meter per y ear with
whic h KPT ca n m eet m ost of the annua l
dr edg ing r equir em ent of Pakistani Port s.
Presently dr edger is working round-t heclock in Kara chi Harbour efficiently t o
accom plish t he deepening / widening of
Appr oach Channel.
K PT deepens its channel to accommodate 12 meters
draf t contai ner vessel s
Karachi Port Trust achieved a new milestone
when it docked safely a 12 meters container
vessel MV Hyundai Admiral, carrying 4,400
TEU containers, at Karachi International
Container Terminal located at West Wharf of
Karachi Port on 11th May 2008. The berthing
of Hyundai Admiral, a 270 meters long
vessel, was possible as result of extensive
dredging by KPT through its flotilla of
dredgers which includes Trailer Suction
Hopper Dredgers “Abul and Mahmood ul
Hassan”, Backhoe Dredger “Ali” and Bucket
Dredger “Aftab”. The required level of depth
was a challenging job but KPT dredgers
worked round the clock to remove 1.5 million
cubic meters of silt to accommodate Hyundai
Admiral.
This extensive dredging from KPT’s own
resources has enabled KPT to save millions of
dollars there by recovering the capital cost it
incurred on the procurement of two new
dredgers. With dredging KPT will continue
to receive large and deep vessels on weekly
basis to which would benefit the trade and
economy of Pakistan.
D redging at Karachi Port – Month wise breakup
Dredging activity at KPT remained brisk. It dredged 6,417,777,0 cubic meters in 2007-08 as
against 3,577,455 cubic meters in 2006 – 07. The months wise dredging that took place in 200708 as against 2006–07 is given below.
M O N THS
Ju ly ‘07
A u gu st ‘07
Sept ember ‘07
Oct o ber ‘07
N o v ember ‘07
Decemb er ‘07
Janu ar y ‘08
F ebr u ar y ‘08
Mar ch ‘08
A pr il ‘08
May ‘08
Jun e ‘08
G R A N D TO TA L
D R ED G IN G IN CU BIC M ETER S
2006 – 07
2007 – 08
237, 050
299, 640
272, 785
337, 410
254, 615
291, 745
127, 675
355, 740
348, 205
367, 090
295, 850
484, 500
273, 600
523, 584
288, 575
587, 963
367, 250
538, 192
345, 070
1, 106, 261
386, 975
806, 375
377, 805
719, 270
3 ,5 77 ,45 5
6 ,4 17 ,77 0
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K PT rescues Panama registered coal ship at open sea
KPT rescued Panama registered ship AlFULLQ-7 at open sea when she developed a
hole in its forward hold and came towards
Karachi seeking help on 26th May 2008. The
ship carrying 2676 metric tons coal ash was
on voyage to Doha. Her last port of call was
Kandla Port, India. The ship had a crew of
13 Pakistani and 4 Indians with Captain
Javed Baloch as Master. The Captain
reported during early hours of the morning
that the ship was listing and is likely to
sink. The sinking could have spelled a
material as well as environmental disaster.
KPT mobilized its resources and a team of
experienced officers and pilots reached the
ship to assess the situation. The vessel was
boarded by KPT Pilots at fairway buoy and
after employing necessary safeguards it
was safely brought to the Port for repairs.
M inister for Ports and Shipping Inaugurates KPT
Flyover for Traffic
The Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping
inaugurated the opening of KPT Flyover on
M. T. Khan Road for traffic on 29th October
2007. During the inaugural ceremony, he
appreciated timely completion of the project.
He lauded the efforts KPT has taken in
planning and completing the projects
providing connectivity from and to the port.
The Minister was apprised about the details
of the flyover, which had cost Rs.73 million
and attained completion in the stipulated
time frame. He was informed that the
designed life of the bridge structure was 50
years. It was built on the standards adopted
by American Association of State Highway
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and was
part of the rehabilitation of MT Khan road
project.
Computerized Access Control System at K arachi
Port i naugurated
The Computerized Access Control System
(CACS) was convinced by the KPT
Management to monitor and control Port
Access points for vehicles and pedestrians
alike. The access locations being the gates
at both wharves housing pass issuing
outlets. The access system makes use of
hand punch biometric devices for KPT
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employees and use of 2D bar coded cards
as “Passes” generated using original
CNIC. The 2D bar code Pass contains
information of the owner on the “Pass”
and his CNIC for future references and
integration with NADRA. The System has
caters for use of CCTV network on all the
access points that can be centrally
monitored round the clock.
The Port facility is used by different types
of users hence each category of user is
provided a different pass. Passes can be
permanent or temporary. The process for
obtaining permanent cards includes filing
a request with necessary details after
which the application is forwarded for
data entry, quality control prior
submission to security and intelligence
departments for clearance and approval.
On receipt of approval online, delivery
process is invoked by requesting user
attendance, a photo and finger print
session are conducted thereafter the pass is
immediately delivered to the user. The
process of temporary passes primarily for
use of daily wages workers at the port is
simple for convenience of the Port users.
The Port user simply submits his original
CNIC along with company letter of request
at one of the outlets and after his photo
and finger prints are registered a pass of 24
hour validation with limited use of one
entry and one exit is provided to the user.
During entry into the Port, the user places
his card in the reader which passes the
card based information to the system for
verification and authentication. On
positive identification, the system displays
the photo of the user on the attached
screen and disengages the turnstiles to
allow entry.
All KPT Employees have permanent 2D
bar coded cards used for identification and
also for use at the access points. A KPT
employees firstly uses his card on the
reader for access into the Port and then
places his hand on the biometric device for
attendance. The use of biometric device by
the KPT employee helps regulate and
monitor the movement of an employee
while entering and leaving the Port
premises.
The system in addition to building a
database, allows KPT to regulate and
monitor the cash inflow, maintain records
of personnel movement, trends analysis,
and provides availability into personnel at
the Port, vehicle use analysis. The CCTV
network provides visual monitoring and
tracking.
The system is first of its kind and was
jointly designed, developed, deployed and
implemented by KPT and M/s Jaffar
Brothers (Pvt.) Limited. The inaugural
ceremony of the Computerized Access
Control System (CACS) was held on 29th
May 2008 at the Central Pass Issuing Office
of the Karachi Port Trust. The ceremony
was attended by officials of Port and the
M’s Jaffer Brothers.
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K PT DC bungalow Manora Park receives gold
medal for securing first position, the third
consecutive time
category, KPT DC Bungalow Manora,
secured first position, the third consecutive
time, and Gold Medal as it performed a
winning hat trick The Port House and KPT
Lalazar Park were declared second and third
position. Official Residence and Mosque
Garden category respectively.
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The 57 th Pakistan Flower Show ceremony
was held, at DHA Sea View Park on 6 th
March 2007, under the auspices of
Horticultural Society o f P a k i s t a n . T h e
Minister for Defence Syed Salim Abbas Jilani
inaugurated the event organized to promote
gardening in Pakistan. In the Rest House
S ad demise of KPT Traffic Manager
Traffic Manager Commodore (R) Syed
Husain Bin Khamis breathed his last on
Monday, the 24th March 2008. He was laid to
rest, at Pakistan Navy graveyard, Dalmiah
Road, Karachi on 27 th March 2008. His
funeral proceedings were attended by the
Ex-C a r e t a k e r M i n i s t e r f o r P o r t s a n d
Shipping, Director Gener a l P o r t s a n d
Shipping, KPT Board of Trustees, Chairman
KPT, Chairman PQA, Chairman GPA,
Chairman PNSC, KPT General Managers,
KPT officers, CBA Union office bearers and
Traffic Department employees.
K PT provides residential plot to workers
KPT put a lot of emphasis on employee’s
welfare. For providing better housing
facilities to the employees, KPT allotted 250
acres of land at Hawksbay to KPT CBA
Union “Union Workers Front”. The “United
Workers Front” is responsible for the master
planning of the area from a renowned
architect. All the amenities like electricity,
water, gas and school, mosque, shopping
plazas, petrol pump and community center
would be made available. When developed
on modern lines it will become a beautiful
colony for the workers. Minister for Ports
and Shipping distributed t h e allotment
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letters to KPT workers in a ceremony held
on
15th
December 2007.
K PT signs agreement with Hutchison Port Holdings
in President House, Islamabad
In a
high profile meeting, held in
President House,
Isla m a b a d , o n 8 th
November 2007, the
Karachi Port Trust and
Hutchison Port Holdings
signed Concession Agreement
of Phase-I o f P a k i s t a n D e e p W a t e r
Container Port (PDWCP) in the President
Office Islamabad. The ceremony was well
attended by President General Pervez
Musharraf, Federal Minister for Ports and
Shipping, Cabinet members, Secretary Ports
and Shipping, other Federal Secretaries,
Chairman KPT, General Manager Planning
and Development KPT and senior officials
of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH).
Karachi Port Trust is setting up a new port
“Pakistan Deep Water Container Port
(PDWCP)” at the mouth of present harbour,
east of Keamari Groyne. In the first phase, a
1500 meters quay wall will be established
with a designed depth of 18 meters. The
concession for Phase-I has been awarded on
Built Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis for
an initial lease of 25 years. This is a green
field project in which the Karachi Port Trust
will undertake infrastructure development
which entails building of three new
breakwaters, extensive dredging works to
the tune of 30 million cubic meters, quay
wall construction works and navigational
aids. The terminal would be capable of
receiving and handling Super Post
Panamax Container Ships and will have an
annual throughput capacity of 3.1 million
TEUs.
The total cost of phase-1 is US $ 1.6 Billion.
It being a public private partnership project,
KPT would invest US $ 1143 Million for
infrastructure development whereas HPH
would invest US $ 457 Million. The contract
guarantees an income of US $ 1.14 Billion to
KPT over 25 years lease period irrespective
of the quantum of throughput container
traffic. KPT plans to hand over the first
berth to HPH by 2009 – 2010 and the arrival
of first ship at the new terminal is expected
to take place by 2010.
The new port will be connected with the
proposed Cargo Village in the western
backwaters of Karachi Port though a bridge.
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I ndependence anni versary cel eb rati ons hel d at
K arachi Port
Karachi Port Trust celebrated the country’s
60th Independence Anniversary with renewed
zeal on 14th August 2007. The Chairman in
his speech reflected on the contributions
made by Karachi Port Trust during the last
sixty years. The port has been the backbone of
Pakistan’s economy since 1947 and at that
time the port had 21 berths, an Oil pier, some
commercial moorings and a 9.3 meter deep
navigational channel. Today the port has 30
berths, three oil piers, commercial moorings
and a 12 meter deep navigational channel.
The cargo handling at Karachi Port has
grown from 1.5 million tons in 1947 to 37
million tons today. Celebrations of the day
started with Quraan Khawani and special
prayers in all the 11 mosques of KPT. All
ships in the harbour sounded sirens for two
minutes. KPT Head Office and Keamari Boat
Basin buildings remained illuminated during
the nights on 13th and 14th August.
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which was attended by a large gathering of
KPT officers and selected workers. The
Chairman inspected the neatly dressed
squads of Port Security Force, Port Fire
Service, Traffic Supervisors, Port Civil
Defence, Marine Apprentices and Karachi Sea
Scouts; they presented honors to the
Chairman. As part of the celebration, the
Chairman gave away the prizes to Best
Employee of the Year.
The Chairman KPT performed the traditional
flag hoisting ceremony at KPT Head Office
Haider Ali Khan joins (KPT) as caretaker Squash
Incharge
Haider Ali Khan, on the instructions of
Ministry of Ports and Shipping, visited
Karachi Port Trust on 19th July 2007. He
was assigned the responsibilities of
training and raising KPT Squash Team
for various title events. The new trainer
has the experience of coaching the junior
ranking players of Singapore Squash
Racket Association. KPT plays a key role
in sports promotion within the country
and has raised various players o f
national and international repute
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