Karachi Shipyard hands over indigenously built 32 T Bollard Pull Tug to Pakistan Navy

KARACHI, Sep 17 (APP):The handing over ceremony of 32 T Bollard
Pull (BP) Tug built for Pakistan Navy was held at Karachi Shipyard &
Engineering Works (KS&EW) on Monday.
Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar, Deputy
Chief of Naval Staff (Project) was the chief guest on the occasion, a press release issued by
Directorate of Public Relations of Pakistan Navy said.
The Tug has a 34 meter overall length
with a displacement of 481 tons. It has maximum speed of 12 knots and propelled
by 2 x Diesel Engines and same number of Azimuth Thrusters. It is fitted with a
very robust fendering arrangement for all round tugging operations of almost
all sizes of ships and crafts of Pakistan Navy.
Speaking on the occasion the chief
guest said that the project was indeed a loud manifestation of the vision of Pakistan
Navy to pursue self reliance in field of ship’s construction.
He appreciated Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) and Karachi Shipyard for their valuable
contribution towards attaining goal of self-reliance in the field of ship
building.
He said Karachi Shipyard was one of the few public sector
industries, which had made a remarkable turnaround in last decade and was
playing a pivotal role in supporting all components of national maritime
sector.
Earlier Managing Director KS&EW, Rear
Admiral Ather Saleem in his welcome address thanked Pakistan Navy and MoDP for
their continued support.
He said this project had been completed with self
sufficiency in all phases of construction and no foreign assistance had been
sought. He also briefed about the ongoing Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and General
Engineering activities at KS&EW.
He said each and every worker of
Karachi Shipyard was ready, prepared and committed to completing all assigned projects
on time while meeting international quality standards.
The ceremony was attended by high ranking officials
from government, Pakistan Navy, Corporate Sector and KS&EW.