CONTENTS Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs inaugurated 02 the launch of Seafarers Card at KPT Head Office Federal Minister for Railways inaugurated 04 containers Freight Train Service Thailand BOI Delegation held meeting 05 with Chairman KPT KPT Anti-Encroachment Cell performed 06 active operations 08 Training Courses / Activities 10 Picture Gallery 12 KPT Handled Deepest Draught Vessel 13 Port Operation 14 Sports 16 Opinions FROM THEEDITOR’S DESK Shariq Amin Farooqi arachi Port Trust (KPT), squaring well at the end of the last quarter of the K scal year 2018-19, sails towards success while remaining on growth trajectory. Port Operations have shown improvement during the ending quarter as KPT handled a record of 18900 tons of rock phosphate during the 24 hours operations on 7th April. KPT has also handled the deepest 15.4 meters draught vessel at South Wharf terminal "SAPT" during the ending last quarter of scal year 2018-19. Containers freight train service also has commenced operations from Karachi Port to further facilitate the trade community. Remaining cognizant of the hardships faced by Pakistani Seafarers, KPT has provided space to NADRA for the launch of machine readable seafarers’ identity document facility centre at KPT Head Oce. NADRA has completely equipped the facility in accordance with the ILO Convention "C-185" to facilitate Pakistani Seafarers. Delegation visiting KPT is a regular feature, Thai Board of Investment delegation visited KPT during the ending quarter and took keen interest in future project endeavors of KPT. Situation evolving under CPEC regime oers lucrative investment prospects to the investors. Compliments to the KPT players who have shown nesse, skills and sporting temperament to win national games represented Pakistan and won medals in games, like Martial Arts, Kick Boxing and Badminton. We, the KPT Newsletter teams, wish you good luck on your future endeavors. EDITORIAL TEAM 360 Media Oktopus Designed by: DISCLAIMER NOTE The Editorial Team of KPT Newsletter encourages participation and contribution from ocers and Shariq Amin Farooqi Muhammad Nadeem Ghulam Sarwar Markhand employees of KPT. The Editorial Team may not have to Editor In-Charge Joint Editor Circulation In-charge agree with the views of participants prior to publication. Personal Contribution is regularly Muhammad Akbar Zubair Ayub published as forwarded and appears in KPT Coordinator Photographer Newsletter as opinion. KPT Head Office Building, Eduljee Dinshaw Road, 74000, Karachi 021-99214530-40 www.kpt.gov.pk KPT NEWSLETTER 2019 Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs inaugurated the launch of Seafarers Card at KPT Head Office ederal Minister for Maritime Aairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi inaugurated the launch of F Seafarers Card at KPT Central Pass Issuing Oce on Saturday, the 4th May 2019. NADRA has provided and installed a complete setup for the issuance of these cards at KPT Head Oce to facilitate Pakistani Seafarers to prevent act of terrorism which threatens the security of passengers onboard and for the safety of crew. NADRA has developed machine readable seafarers identity document (MRSID) and issued them to Pakistani sailors in compliance with the International Labour Organization Convention (ILO Convention) “C-185”. The issuance of these cards is also vital for enhancing the security of seaports as well arachi Port Trust (KPT), squaring well as for facilitating international mercantile naval at the end of the last quarter of the activities. scal year 2018-19, sails towards success while remaining on growth The resolutions regarding seafarers’ access to ship for trajectory. Port Operations have shown joining and exit purposes were signed by the improvement during the ending quarter as KPT members in ILO convention and Pakistan being the handled a record of 18900 tons of rock signatory has agreed to develop and commission new phosphate during the 24 hours operations on 7th April. KPT has also handled the deepest 15.4 meters system to meet the criteria set by ILO convention. The draught vessel at South Wharf terminal "SAPT" during salient features of MRSID include compliance with the ending last quarter of scal year 2018-19. Containers ILO-SID-0002 standard which demands Finger freight train service also has commenced operations from Minutiae-Based Biometrics Prole in PDF417 Barcode Karachi Port to further facilitate the trade community. and Incorporation of Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) according to International Civil Aviation Organization Remaining cognizant of the hardships faced by Pakistani Seafarers, KPT (ICAO) standards. Card layout has been designed has provided space to NADRA for the launch of machine readable seafarers’ according to the specications provided by ICAO for identity document facility centre at KPT Head Oce. NADRA has completely equipped the Machine-Readable Travel Documents (MRTD). The facility in accordance with the ILO Convention "C-185" to facilitate Pakistani Seafarers. Card has security features specied by ILO C-185 which is not limited to heat sealed lamination, possess Delegation visiting KPT is a regular feature, Thai Board of Investment delegation visited KPT ultraviolet security feature and watermarks of Issuing during the ending quarter and took keen interest in future project endeavors of KPT. Authority ocial seal with signatures. Situation evolving under CPEC regime oers lucrative investment prospects to the investors. Compliments to the KPT players who have shown nesse, skills and sporting temperament to win national games represented Pakistan and won medals in games, like Martial Arts, Kick Boxing and Badminton. We, the KPT Newsletter teams, wish you good luck on your future endeavors. 02 April - June 2019 Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs inaugurated the induction of Marine Debris Collection Barges at PN Dockyard ederal Minister for Maritime Aairs attended by dignitaries from maritime domain marine pollution issues. He said that in line Syed Ali Haider Zaidi graced the belonging to both public and private sectors. with the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of F occasion of Induction ceremony of Underscoring the importance of neat and clean and green Pakistan, the navy is Marine Debris Collection Barges (MDCBs) held clean harbour environment, the Chief Guest spearheading various initiatives and creating at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, Karachi, as Chief Minister for Maritime Aairs Syed Ali Haider marine pollution awareness in Pakistan. Guest on 05 April 2019. Zaidi laid emphasis on addressing marine pollution issues on priority basis. Later, the practical demonstration of harbour The Chairman KPT Rear Admiral Jamil Akhter cleaning through “Trash Collection in the accompanied the Federal Minister during the He appreciated the initiative of Pakistan Navy Hopper” of newly constructed marine debris launching ceremony of marine debris for attaining self-reliance and said that his collection barges was carried out to conclude collection barges service at Karachi harbour in government will support to promote such the proceedings. hopper barges. The occasion was well initiative of developing technology to resolve 03 KPT NEWSLETTER 2019 Federal Minister for Railways inaugurated Containers Freight Train Service ederal Minister for Railway Shaikh Rasheed Ahmed has inaugurated the container train on 20th May, 2019 at Pakistan F International Container Terminal, Karachi Port. After a passage of 25 years, the government has started containers train service from the Karachi Port, said Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad prior to ribbon cutting ceremony at the port terminal. He said that the Railways has restored containers train service after 22 years for the transportation of containers from Karachi Port to their destination in Lahore. The inaugural train has carried 70 containers from Karachi Port after the inaugural ribbon cutting proceedings which was duly attended by Divisional Superintendent (DS) Syed Mazhar Ali Shah, Chairman KPT Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar, Divisional Commercial Ocer (DCO) Ishaq Baloch and other ocials of KPT and PICT. Chairman KPT distributed Sweets and Eid Gifts in KPT Hospital he Chairman KPT Rear Admiral Jamil treatment on National holidays by doctors, Medical Ocer Doctor Azam Ali Khawaja Akhter visited and witnessed the nurses and sta present on duty. during the occasion of distribution of sweets T activities of KPT Hospital on the and other gifts amongst patients of KPT occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr to ascertain that He was accompanied by Mr. Niaz Ali Jessar, Hospital. patients at KPT Hospitals are given proper General Manager (Administration) and Chief 04 April - June 2019 Thailand BOI Delegation held meeting with Chairman KPT hailand Board of Investment’s (BOI)’s Plant, Business District Hub and procurement national highways through shortest route over delegation visited KPT Head Oce of crafts such as tugs, pilot boats, barges, sea without disturbing the city commuters. In T and held meeting with the Chairman auxiliary crafts, etc. this realm the delegates were informed by KPT Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar HI (M), T.Bt to Chairman KPT that the port has deepest berths explore opportunities for the Thai investments Thai delegation took keen interest in port of the region at its South Wharf which is at Karachi Port. Eleven members delegation of projects and at this juncture they were capable of handling exponential volumes of senior investment promotion ocials of informed about the vision of Federal Minister cargo. Thailand, led by Miss Sithee Tanboonteck, for Maritime