Keel Laying Ceremony of 1,500 tons Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) being built for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) on Friday. Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, was the Chief Guest of the ceremony.
The 1,500 tons MPV is a state of the art, multi-mission vessel with steel hull and aluminium super structure. This MPV will be primarily used for maritime security, patrolling and policing operations. It will have the total length of 95 meters.
On the occasion, the Chief Guest congratulated KS&EW and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC) on achieving this important milestone one month ahead of the construction schedule, and said it was yet another landmark project that spoke volumes of the evergreen friendship between China and Pakistan. He further said that with the developments of strategic project of CPEC, responsibilities of PN and PMSA had increased manifolds in order to protect maritime interest of Pakistan. While appreciating the sound planning of the management, he said KS&EW had become a role model for other public sector industries, which was continuously making profit for last 10 years.
Earlier, MD KS&EW, R/Adm Syed Hasan Nasir Shah HI(M) in his address said that construction of 1,500 tons Maritime Patrol Vessel at Karachi Shipyard was part of contract between Ministry of Defence Production and CSTC, for construction of six MPVs for PMSA. He said those Maritime Patrol Vessels would act as a force multiplier for PMSA in safeguarding maritime frontiers of Pakistan together with Pakistan Navy. He added that all other ongoing projects at KS&EW, including 600 tons MPV for PMSA, 32 tons Bollard Pull Tugs, FAC (M)-4 and Multi-Purpose Barge are progressing satisfactorily. He also said that KS&EW was committed to deliver high quality platforms and services to the utmost satisfaction of the end users.
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