Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Monday handed over two indigenously built tugs to Karachi Port Trust. Chairperson of KPT, Mrs Nasreen Haque inaugurated the launch of two pusher tugs built at the shipyard for operational use of KPT. "We are working closely with the shipyard and also assigning them various jobs to build and also repair our various boats and floating cranes etc including one named "Hathi"," she said while addressing the ceremony at the shipyard.
On the occasion, the chairperson KPT said that it would be appreciated that KSEW would complete its harbour trials as soon as possible. Addressing the ceremony, General Manager KSEW, Commodore Sajid Wazir Khan said that the tugs have been built with world class standards and both the vessels will undergo sea trials thoroughly before their final handing over to KPT. He informed that a dredge tender having length of 19.11 meters with displacement of 125 tons is under construction for KPT. Moreover, there are various ship-building projects for Pakistan Navy also, he added.
The pusher tugs are modern twin propeller vessels for inland waters, harbour and coastal services, built in steel with optimal layout and high quality machinery and equipment, having overall length of 16.89 meters with 55 tons displacement, 10.7 tonnes of pull capacity and 9.7 knots of speed.-PR