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11.. CChhaaii rrmmaann KKPPTT VViiccee AAddmmiirr aall AAhhmmeedd HHaayyaatt eennddss hhiiss tteennuurr ee iinn KK aarraacchh ii PP oorrtt TTrruusstt 11
22.. MMrrss.. NNaassrr eeeenn HHaaqquuee tthhee ffiirrss tt CChhaaiirr ppeerrssoonn KK aarraacchh ii PP oorrtt TTrruusstt 11 –– 22
33..MMiinniiss tteerr ffoo rr PPoorrttss aanndd SShhiipppp iinngg MMrr.. QQ aammaarr ZZaammaann KK aaiirr aa ddoonnaatteedd 2255 mmoobb iillee vveehhiicc lleessttoo IIGG SSiinnddhh aatt KKPPTT HHeeaadd OOff ffiiccee
33
44..MMiinniiss tteerr ffoo rr PPoorrttss aanndd SShhiipppp iinngg MMrr.. QQ aammaarr ZZaammaann KK aaiirr aa iinnaauugguurraa tteedd tthhee KKPPTTOOvveerr ppaassss
44
55.. SSeeccrreettaarryy PPoorr ttss aanndd SS hhiipppp iinngg MMrr.. SS aalleeeemm KK hhaann vviiss iittss KKaarr aacchhii PPoorrtt 44
66.. CCaarrggoo hhaannddll iinngg aa tt KK aarraacchh ii PP oorrtt dduurr iinngg tthhee ffiinnaanncc iiaall yyeeaarr 22000077--0088 55
77.. KKPPTT bbrreeaakkss ii ttss ooww nn ccaarr ggoo hhaanndd lliinngg rr eeccoorr dd 55
88.. TThhee TTrraa iilleerr SS uuccttiioonn HHooppppeerr DDrreeddggeerr ““TT SS HHDD AABB UULL””rr eeaacchheess KKaarraacchh ii PP oorrtt 66 –– 77
99.. DDrreeddggiinngg aatt KK aarraacc hhii PP oorrtt –– MMoonntthhll yy wwiiss ee bbrr eeaakkuupp 77
1100.. KKPPTT ddeeeeppeennss iittss cchhaannnnee ll tt oo aaccccoommmmooddaa ttee tthhee 1122 mmeetteerrss ddrr aafftt ccoonn ttaaiinneerr vveesssseellHHyyuunnddaaii AAddmmiirr aall
77
1111.. SShhiipp mmoovveemmeennttss aatt KK aarraacchh ii PP oorrtt dduurr iinngg tthhee ffiinnaanncc iiaa ll yyeeaarr 22000077--0088 88
1122.. KKPPTT rr eessccuueess PPaannaamm aa rreeggiiss tt eerreedd ccooaall sshh iipp aatt ooppeenn sseeaa 88
1133.. MMinister for Ports and Shipping Inaugurates KPT Flyover for Traffic 88
1144.. CCoommppuutteerriizz eedd AAcccceessss CCoonnttrr ooll SS yysstteemm aatt KKaarr aacchhii PPoorr tt iinnaauugguurraatteedd 99
1155..KPT DC bungalow Manora Park receives gold medal for securing first position, the third consecutive time
1100
1166.. Sad demise of KPT Traffic Manager 1100
1177.. KKPT provided a residential plot files to all its workers 1100
1188.. KKPT signs agreement with Hutchison Port Holdings in President House, Islamabad 1111
1199.. 6600tthh IInnddeeppeennddeennccee aannnniivveerrssaarryy cceelleebbrr aattiioonnss hhee lldd aatt KKaarr aacchhii PPoorrtt 1111
2200.. HHaider Ali Khan joins (KPT) as caretaker Squash Incharge 1122
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SShhaarriiqq AAmmiinn FFaarrooooqquuiiLLaayyoouutt DDeessiiggnneerr
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DDiillsshhaadd AAhhmmeeddPPrreeppaarreedd bbyy
PPuubblliicc RReellaatt iioonn ss DDeeppaarrttmmeennttKKaarraacchhii PPoorrtt TTrruusstt
EEdduulljjeeee DDiinnsshhaaww RRooaadd KK aarraacchhii
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Board of Trustees
Mrs. Nasreen HaqueChairperson KPT
Vice Admiral Sikandar Viqar Naqvi HI (M)Chairman PNSC
Mr. Babar Bashir NawazChief Executive Attock Group
Mr. Jameel Yusuf AhmedChairman Tracker (Pvt.) Limited
Mr. Munir QureshiChief Collector Customs
Mir Muhammad KhaskheliDivisional Superintendent Pakistan Railways
Mr. Shahzad MuradFinancial Consultant
Mr. Waqar MalikPresident Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Maqsood IsmailManaging Director Ismail Industries
Mr. Iqbal UmerChairman Karachi Cotton Association
Syed Pervaiz AlamDeputy General Security United Labour Federation
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CChairman KPT Vice Admiral Ahmed Hayat ends his
tenure in Karachi Port Trust
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.
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.
MM rrss.. NNaassrreeeenn HHaaqquuee tthhee ffiirrsstt CChhaaiirrppeerrssoonn KKaarraacchhiiPPoorrtt TTrruusstt
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
32 years she has held several senior
management 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 PQA ISO 9002
certification a n d a l s o developed a
comprehensive shipping policy. Along with
5e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e i n o p e r a t i o n s ,
administration, logistics and shipping her
specialization has been in cargo handling. Mrs.
Haque has also held key positions in many
s o c i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d h a s w o r k e d
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-graduat ion in t ranspor ta t ion f rom
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.
Born in Lahore, Mrs. Nasreen Haque 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
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. She explained that one of the
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
b y p r o v i d i n g r a i l , r o a d a n d p i p e l i n e
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 the ports’ infrastructure and
technical capacity.
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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MM iinniisstteerr ffoorr PPoorrttss aanndd SShhiippppiinngg MMrr.. QQaammaarr ZZaammaann KKaaiirraaddoonnaatteess 2255 mmoobbiillee vveehhiicclleess ttoo IIGG SSiinnddhh aatt KKPPTT HHeeaadd OOffff iiccee
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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MM iinniisstteerr ffoorr PPoorrttss aanndd SShhiippppiinngg MMrr.. QQaammaarr ZZaammaannKKaaiirraa iinnaauugguurraatteess KKPPTT OOvveerrppaassss
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
KPT management for successfully
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.
SS eeccrreettaarryy PPoorrttss aanndd SShhiippppiinngg MMrr.. SSaalleeeemm KKhhaannVViissiittss KKaarraacchhii PPoorrttSecretary 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 – 14 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.
T h e S e c r e t a r y , a c c o m p a n i e d b y
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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CCaarrggoo hhaannddll iinngg aatt KKaarraacchhii PPoorrtt dduurr iinngg tthhee ff iinnaanncciiaall yyeeaarr 22000077--0088
CCOOMMMMOODDIITTIIEESS FFIIGGUURREESS IINN MMEETTRRIICC TTOONNSS
DDrryy GGeenneerr aall CC aarrgg oo IImm ppoorrttss 99 ,,660022 ,,770022
DDrryy BBuullkk CCaarrgg oo IImm ppoorrttss 66 ,,443366 ,,003311
LLiiqquuiidd BBuullkk CCaarrgg oo IImm ppoorrttss 99 ,,447788 ,,442244
DDrryy GGeenneerr aall CC aarrgg oo EExxppoorrtt ss 55 ,,116666 ,,881122
DDrryy BBuullkk CCaarrgg oo EExxppoorrtt ss 44 ,,224433 ,,660088
LLiiqquuiidd BBuullkk CCaarrgg oo EExxppoorrtt ss 22 ,,226655 ,,118844
3377 ,,119922 ,,776611TTOOTTAALL CCAARRGGOO HHAANNDDLLEEDD
FFIIGGUURREESS IINN TTEEUU’’ss
CCoonnttaaiinneerr IImm ppoorrtt ss 662266 ,,559988
CCoonnttaaiinneerr EExxppoorrttss 558877 ,,114466
TTOOTTAALL CCOONNTTAAIINNEERRSS HHAANNDDLLEEDD 11,,221133 ,,774444
KKPPTT bbrreeaakkss iittss oowwnn ccaarrggoo hhaannddlliinngg rreeccoorrddCargo 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.
9This year, KPT has handled 2122 ships as per details under:-
SS hhiipp mmoovveemmeennttss aatt KKaarraacchhii PPoorrtt dduurriinngg tthhee ffiinnaanncciiaall yyeeaarr 22000077--0088
TTOOTTAALL SSHHIIPP HHAANNDDLLIINNGGSSHHIIPP CCAATTEEGGOORRIIEESS
22000066 –– 0077 22000077 –– 0088
CCoonnttaaiinneerr SShhiippss 995500 11,,005555
BBuullkk CCaarrggoo SShhiippss 227711 440066
GGeenneerraall CCaarrggoo SShhiippss 229911 222233
OOiill TTaannkkeerrss 335588 443388
GGRRAANNDD TTOOTTAALL 11,,887700 22,,112222
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
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.
IInndduuccttiioonn ooff Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger “TSHD ABUL”
11.. KKPPTT ddrreeddgg iinngg fflleeeett ccoommpprriissiinngg ooff 55
ddrreeddgg eerrss aanndd 88 hhooppppeerr bbaarrggeess mmeeeett tthhee
ddrreeddgg iinngg rreeqquuiirreemmeenntt ooff KKaarraacchhii HHaarrbboouurr..
TTSSHHDD ““AABBUULL”” iiss tthhee llaatteesstt iinndduuccttiioonn iinn KKPP TT
FFlleeeett.. TTSSHHDD ““AABBUULL”” hhaass bbeeeenn bbuuiilltt iinn
sshhiippyyaarrdd –– IIHHCC HHoollllaanndd wwhhiicchh iiss tthhee bbiigggg eesstt
aanndd mmoosstt rreennoowwnneedd ddrreeddgg eerr bbuuiillddiinngg yyaarrdd
iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd.. AAbboouutt 4400%% ddrreeddggeerrss aallll oovveerr
tthhee wwoorrlldd hhaavvee bbeeeenn bbuuiilltt bbyy IIHHCC HHoollllaanndd..
22.. TThhee ddrreeddgg eerr wwaass llaauunncchheedd oonn 66tthh JJuullyy 22000077
aanndd hhaannddeedd oovveerr ttoo KKPP TT iinn NNoovveemmbbeerr 22000077
aatt KKaarraacchhii PP oorrtt.. DDrreeddgg eerr hhaass bbeeeenn bbuuiilltt aatt aa
ccoosstt ǧǧ 5500..7733 mmiilllliioonn wwiitthh ffoolllloowwiinngg pprriinncciippaall
ddiimmeennssiioonnss::--
aa.. LLeennggtthh == 110044 mmeetteerr GGrroossss TToonnnnaaggee == 66446699ttoonnss
bb.. BBrreeaaddtthh == 2200 mmeetteerr DDiissppllaacceemmeenntt == 992200 ttoonnss
cc.. DDeepptthh == 88 mmeetteerr HHooppppeerr CCaappaacc iittyy == 66000000 mm33
dd.. DDrraafftt == 77..66 mmeetteerr EEnnggiinnee PPoowweerr == 3311 xx 22 kkww
ee.. DDrreeddgg iinngg ddeepptthh == 2200 mmeetteerr SSppeeeedd == 1144 kknnoottss
1033.. IItt iiss nneeww ssttaa ttee ––ooff-- aarrtt ddrreeddggeerr,,
eeqquuiippppeedd wwiitthh mmoosstt mmooddeerrnn // ssoopphhiisstt iiccaatteedd
eeqquuiippmmeenntt aanndd mmaacchhiinneerryy iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd.. TThhee
ddrreeddgg eerr iiss ffiitttteedd wwiitthh ““WWiilldd DDrraagg oonn ddrraagg
hheeaaddss”” wwhhiicchh aarree tthhee eevveerr ffiirrsstt ddrraagg hheeaaddss
iinnttrroodduucceedd iinn tthhee wwoorrlldd ffoorr ssuuccttiioonn ppiippeess ooff
770000mmmm.. tthheessee ddrraagg hheeaaddss uusseedd aallll oovveerr tthhee
wwoorrlldd.. TThhee ddrreeddgg iinngg ccaappaacc iittyy ooff tthhiiss ddrreeddggeerr
iiss 88––99 mmiilllliioonn ccuu.. MMeetteerr ppeerr yy eeaarr wwiitthh
wwhhiicchh KKPPTT ccaann mmeeeett mmoosstt ooff tthhee aannnnuuaall
ddrreeddgg iinngg rreeqquuiirreemmeenntt ooff PPaakkiissttaannii PPoorrttss..
PPrreesseennttllyy ddrreeddggeerr iiss wwoorrkkiinngg rroouunndd--tthhee--
cclloocckk iinn KKaarraacchhii HHaarrbboouurr eeffffiicciieennttllyy ttoo
aaccccoommpplliisshh tthhee ddeeeeppeenniinngg // wwiiddeenniinngg ooff
AApppprrooaacchh CChhaannnneell..
KKPPTT ddeeeeppeennss iittss cchhaannnneell ttoo aaccccoommmmooddaattee 1122 mmeetteerrssddrraafftt ccoonnttaaiinneerr vveesssseellss
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.
DD rreeddggiinngg aatt KKaarraacchhii PPoorrtt –– MMoonntthh wwiissee bbrreeaakkuuppDDrreeddggiinngg aaccttiivviittyy aatt KKPPTT rreemmaaiinneedd bbrriisskk.. IItt ddrreeddggeedd 66,,441177,,777777,,00 ccuubbiicc mmeetteerrss iinn 22000077--0088 aass
aaggaaiinnsstt 33,,557777,,445555 ccuubbiicc mmeetteerrss iinn 22000066 –– 0077.. TThhee mmoonntthhss wwiissee ddrreeddggiinngg tthhaatt ttooookk ppllaaccee iinn 22000077--
0088 aass aaggaaiinnsstt 22000066––0077 iiss ggiivveenn bbeellooww..DD RREEDD GG IINN GG IINN CCUUBBIICC MMEETTEERRSS
MMOO NN TTHHSS22000066 –– 0077 22000077 –– 0088
JJuu llyy ‘‘0077 223377,, 005500 229999,, 664400
AAuu gguu sstt ‘‘0077 227722,, 778855 333377,, 441100
SSeepptteemmbbeerr ‘‘0077 225544,, 661155 229911,, 774455
OOccttoobbeerr ‘‘0077 112277,, 667755 335555,, 774400
NN oovveemmbbeerr ‘‘0077 334488,, 220055 336677,, 009900
DDeecceemmbb eerr ‘‘0077 229955,, 885500 448844,, 550000
JJaannuu aarr yy ‘‘0088 227733,, 660000 552233,, 558844
FFeebbrr uu aarr yy ‘‘0088 228888,, 557755 558877,, 996633
MMaarr cchh ‘‘0088 336677,, 225500 553388,, 119922
AApprr iill ‘‘0088 334455,, 007700 11,, 110066,, 226611
MMaayy ‘‘0088 338866,, 997755 880066,, 337755
JJuunn ee ‘‘0088 337777,, 880055 771199,, 227700
GGRRAANNDD TTOOTTAALL 33,,557777 ,,445555 66 ,,441177 ,,777700
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KKPPTT rreessccuueess PPaannaammaa rreeggiisstteerreedd ccooaall sshhiipp aatt ooppeenn sseeaaKPT rescued Panama registered ship Al-
FULLQ-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.
MM 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.
CCoommppuutteerriizzeedd AAcccceessss CCoonnttrrooll SSyysstteemm aatt KKaarraacchhiiPPoorrtt iinnaauugguurraatteedd
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
12employees 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
d a t a e n t r y , q u a l i t y c o n t r o l p r i o r
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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KPT DC bungalow Manora Park receives gold medal for secur ing f i rs t pos i t ion , the th ird consecutive time
The 57th Pakistan Flower Show ceremony
was held, at DHA Sea View Park on 6th
M a r c h 2 0 0 7 , u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s o f
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
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. .
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-Caretaker Minister for Ports and
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.
KKPT provides residential plot to workersKPT 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
14letters to KPT workers in a ceremony held on 15th December 2007.
KKPT signs agreement with Hutchison Port Holdings in President House, IslamabadIn a high profile meeting, held in
P r e s i d e n t H o u s e ,
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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KKaarraacchhii PPoorrttKarachi 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.
15The 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.
The Chairman KPT performed the traditional
flag hoisting ceremony at KPT Head Office
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.
HHaider 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 of
national and international repute