Moorings removed at Liquid cargo terminal project

Karachi: Four sets of moorings buried deep into the sea were removed which were an obstacle to Liquid Cargo Terminal Project being set up at Port Qasim through private sector. These moorings were laid in the year 1990 for anchoring naval ships adjacent to Marginal Wharf Berth No 1.

Over a period of about 20 years, heavy siltation had occurred making it difficult to retrieve these moorings which included buoys, chains and sinkers each weighing 28 tons, said a PQA release. The area was allocated for setting up of Liquid Cargo Terminal in the year 2006 to handle imports of edible oil and export or molasses, on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis.

The project is being sponsored by M/s FWQ, a joint venture of a Malaysian company Felda with Westbury of Pakistan. The present PQA management led by its new Chairman Mir Afsar Din Talpur, used all possible means to accomplish this task.