Pakistan has received a fresh crude oil cargo, with another vessel expected to arrive shortly, as authorities step up efforts to build fuel stocks and ensure supply stability amid volatile global energy markets and ongoing regional tensions. The development was shared during ameeting of the Committee to Monitor Petrol Prices, which was held on Wednesday […]
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Pakistan urges AD Ports Group to rationalise cargo handling charges
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has urged AD Ports Group to rationalise terminal cargo handling charges to make port operations more business-friendly and competitive. The minister expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation from AD Ports Group at his office, where both sides reviewed ongoing projects at Karachi Port […]
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran, rescue underway for 30 crew
Tehran : An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation for its 30 crew in poor weather, Iranian state media reported Thursday. “An Emirati car transporter ship sank nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the port of Asalouyeh and a search operation has been launched to rescue […]
Russia launches cargo ship to space station
Russia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress spacecraft launched at 02:27 am Moscow time (2327 GMT) from the Kazakh steppes and reached its target orbit, the Roscosmos space agency said in a statement. Docking […]