Enhanced night navigation systems enable QICT to handle round-the-clock visits by large container ships
Karachi, Pakistan / Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 9th 2011 [ME NewsWire]
Global marine terminal operator DP World today announced that its facility at Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT), Pakistan’s gateway to the world, has expanded its capability to allow it to handle today’s modern, large vessels around the clock.
New buoys, beacons and lights in the approach channels and turning basins to DP World Karachi’s twin terminals at QICT enhances night navigation capability for vessels of up to 295 metres overall length (LOA), 33-metre beam and a draft of 12 metres, providing container vessels calling at QICT with safe and reliable navigation 24 hours a day.
Anil Singh, SVP & MD, DP World, Subcontinentsaid:
“Enhancing night navigation capability at Port Qasim is a welcome development for DP World’s customers at our QICT gateway facility. Port Qasim plays an important role in connecting Pakistan’s vast hinterland to its international sea routes. Making it accessible 24 hours a day contributes directly to the local community and Pakistan’s economy in general. We congratulate the management of DP World Karachi for successfully working together on this achievement.”
Changez Niazi, Chief Executive Officer DP World Karachi, said:
“We thank the Port Qasim Authority for its support for facilitating night navigation for 295m vessels and daylight navigation for 310m vessels. The Port authority is also dredging the channel to finally achieve 14m draft soon. This is good news for DP World Karachi’s vast community of port users. The new night navigation systems will enable us to handle more volume and meet our customers’ demand for cost-efficient, round-the-clock operations involving larger vessels. This will further boost our position as Pakistan’s premier container terminal.”
DP World Karachi is Pakistan’s first dedicated international container terminal operator and its terminals are ideally located to provide services for major shipping lines and importers and exporters as a gateway port and transit facility for upcountry Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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About DP World
DP World operates more than 60 terminals across six continents(1), with container handling generating around 80% of its revenue. In addition, the company currently has 10 new developments and major expansions underway in 10 countries.
DP World aims to enhance customers’ supply chain efficiency by effectively managing container, bulk and other terminal cargo. Its dedicated, experienced and professional team of nearly 30,000 people serves customers in some of the most dynamic economies in the world.
The company constantly invests in terminal infrastructure, facilities and people, working closely with customers and business partners to provide quality services today and tomorrow, when and where customers need them.
In taking this customer-centric approach, DP World is building on the established relationships and superior level of service demonstrated at its flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai, which has been voted “Best Seaport in the Middle East” for 17 consecutive years.
In 2010, DP World handled nearly 50 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent container units) across its portfolio from the Americas to Asia. With a pipeline of expansion and development projects in key growth markets, including India, China and the Middle East, capacity is expected to rise to around 95 million TEU by 2020, in line with market demand.
www.dpworld.com
(1) As of September 2011. Includes non-container terminals
Contacts
Natasha Bukhari
Global Corporate Communications Manager
DP World
Tel: +97156 6821699
Natasha.Bukhari@dpworld.com
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