{"id":26009,"date":"2025-11-08T07:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26009"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:41:38","slug":"pakistan-announces-multi-billion-upgrade-for-gaddani-new-green-ship-yard-at-port-qasim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26009","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan announces multi-billion upgrade for Gaddani, new Green Ship Yard at Port Qasim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Government plans to expand fleet to 30 ships by 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/channel\/UCFWx0mweS7ExXjs3s_wH0CQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BusinessRecorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/businessrecorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brecordernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/feeds\/latest-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong>Pakistan will establish its first Green Ship Repair and Recycling Yard at Port Qasim and invest Rs12 billion to modernise the Gaddani Ship Recycling Yard, marking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40389091\/pakistan-turkiye-explore-joint-ventures-in-shipbuilding-ferry-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Junaid Anwar Chaudhry<\/a>&nbsp;announced the development on Thursday, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference 2025 (PIMEC), the flagship event of Pakistan Maritime Week, read a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing new initiatives, the minister said Pakistan\u2019s first Green Ship Repair and Recycling Yard will be established at Port Qasim under the \u201cSea to Steel Integrated Maritime Industrial Complex,\u201d which will also support the revival of Pakistan Steel Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, a Rs12 billion investment is also underway to modernise the Gaddani Ship Recycling Yard in line with the Hong Kong Convention environmental standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister highlighted recent progress in the maritime sector, saying the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) fleet has expanded from 10 to 12 ships, with three more expected to arrive within two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTenders for 12 additional vessels are under process, with plans to expand the fleet to 30 ships by 2026 and 60 within three years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister informed that the ministry has granted a license to the first-ever private company to operate ferry services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2025\u20132035 has been finalised, targeting to double fisheries exports within a year. Whereas a Maritime Education Endowment Fund has been created, the Pakistan Marine Academy will be upgraded into a full-fledged Maritime University to train the next generation of seafarers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outlining his long-term vision, Chaudhry said Pakistan\u2019s \u201cMaritime Century (2047\u20132147)\u201d will rest on five pillars including developing three new deep-sea ports, expanding the national shipping fleet, building AI-enabled Maritime Industrial Complexes for shipbuilding and recycling, producing \u201cMade-in-Pakistan\u201d ships, achieving 100% green digital ports with multimodal connectivity, and leading regional maritime cooperation for peace and shared prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sea is our next frontier for trade, prosperity, energy, food and climate resilience,\u201d he said, adding that by 2047, Pakistan aims to emerge as a global blue economy hub driving sustainable growth across the North Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junaid Chaudhry emphasised Pakistan\u2019s strategic location at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, calling it a natural maritime gateway for the regio,n and added<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the prime minister\u2019s guidance, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs is implementing the maritime vision, a $100 billion blue economy plan by Pakistan\u2019s centenary in 2047,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s future \u201clies in the sea from Gwadar to the global ocean,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40391208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40391208<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan will establish its first Green Ship Repair and Recycling Yard at Port Qasim and invest Rs12 billion to modernise the Gaddani Ship Recycling Yard, marking. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad&nbsp;Junaid Anwar Chaudhry&nbsp;announced the development on Thursday, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference 2025 (PIMEC), the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[23832,2076,24844,24845,24846,483,23835,24847,2906,24235,23836],"class_list":["post-26009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-cargo-2","tag-economy-2","tag-gaddani","tag-green-ship-yard","tag-logistics-2","tag-pakistan-2","tag-port-qasim","tag-services-2","tag-trade-2","tag-transformation-2","tag-upgradation-2","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26011,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26009\/revisions\/26011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}