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Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001
The Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001 has replaced the Merchant Shipping Act of 1923. This replacement was made in 2001 to deal with the constantly changing and modern shipping industry. The purpose of the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001 is to provide a framework and rules under which the Government Authorities will function in dealing with matters related to the shipping industry. This law also covers obligations internationally required under the ILO conventions as Pakistan being an active member of the ILO. Background The Merchant Shipping Act of 1923 is the basis for this Ordinance. It was amended and presented as the Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance in 2001 Implementation Ministry of Maritime Affairs, being the Maritime Administration of Pakistan ensures the implementation of this statutory obligation through its departments such as the Mercantile Marine Department, the Government Shipping Office., and autonomous bodies like Karachi Port Trust, Port Qa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Maritime Affairs(Pakistan)
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs ( ur, ), previously known as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, is a Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The current Minister for Maritime Affairs is Faisal Subzwari and the current Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs is Mathar Niaz Rana. The Ministry is headquartered in Islamabad and its main attached departments are in the port city of Karachi. Hierarchy The Ministry is headed by the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan. Keeping in view its close links with the seaports, a division of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs is established in Karachi which includes a number of attached departments/organisations each headed by a high-grade civil servant or bureaucrat. Wings and attached departments *Government Shipping Office *Karachi Port Trust *Korangi Fish Harbour *Marine Fisheries Department *Mercantile Marine Department *Pakistan Marine Academy *Pakistan National Shipping Corporation *Gwadar Port Authority *Port Qasim Authority *Ports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Merchant Navy
The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier and is one of Government of Pakistan's most profitable state-owned entities, most recently having recorded its highest ever profit of PKR 5.6 billion under the chairmanship of Rizwan Ahmed. The Corporation is principally engaged in the business of shipping, including charter of vessels, transportation of cargo and providing commercial, technical, administrative, financial and other services to its subsidiaries and third parties. The Chairman of PNSC is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and is usually a high-ranking civil servant or naval admiral. Officers who have served as Chairman PNSC include Pakistan Administrative Service bureaucrats Rizwan Ahmed and Shakeel Ahmed Mangnejo, Admiral Tauqir Hussain Naqvi, Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, Admiral Saeed Mohammad Khan and Admiral Mansurul Haq. PNSC, headquartered in Karachi, is under the administrative control of the Federal Ministry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercantile Marine Department
Mercantile Marine Department, Pakistan ( ur, ) is an attached department of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi under the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Government of Pakistan. The department was established in 1930 under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923, which was repealed and replaced with Merchant Shipping Ordinance No. L II of 2001 (Laws relating to Merchant Shipping) in 2001. The department is headed by the Principal Officer who is also Registrar of Ships and Superintendent of Light Houses in Pakistan. Functions Main functions of Mercantile Marine Department, Pakistan (MMD) are appended below: :# Registration of ships and crafts as per Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001 :# Periodical survey of ships and crafts as per national requirements and International Standards :# Inspection of ships under state port control and flag state controls. Issuance of sea worthiness certificate to ships and crafts :# Examination and approval of loading dangerous cargo plans as per IMDG Code and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Shipping Office
The Government Shipping Office ( ur, ) is an agency in the Government of Pakistan that registers and manages sailors in the Pakistan Merchant Navy. The Government Shipping Office was first established in 1923 under the Merchant Shipping Act. It was a subordinate office of the then-Ministry of Communications, now reorganised as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, under the administrative control of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi. Purpose The objective of Government Shipping Office is to administer various provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 (now replaced with Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001) and Rules made there under, and to execute Government directives and ILO conventions within the orbit of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001. The principal function of the Office is to supply crew to all Pakistani and foreign ships, issue Seaman Service Book (SSB), previously Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) and to maintain roster of seamen. Functions The functions of Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Management
Ship management is the activity of managing marine vessels. The vessels under management could be owned by a sister concern of the ship management company or by independent vessel owners. A vessel owning company that generally has several vessels in its fleet, entrusts the fleet management to a single or multiple ship management companies. Ship management is often entrusted to third parties due to the various hassles that are involved in managing a ship. For instance, ships could be considered as large factories that travel across seas under various weather conditions for several days at a stretch. These vessels are equipped with several types of machinery that require appropriate maintenance and the associated spares on board. In the scenario of a vessel lacking adequate maintenance, this could lead to the breakdown of the equipment in the middle of a voyage at sea. A breakdown could be an expensive affair. A second scenario would be – a vessel is continuously on the move or u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipping In Pakistan
Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting Commodity, commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well. "Logistics", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense. Modes of shipment In 2015, 108 trillion tonne-kilometers were transported worldwide (anticipated to grow by 3.4% per year until 2050 (128 Trillion in 2020)): 70% by sea, 18% by road, 9% by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. Grounds Land or "ground" shipping can be made by train or by truck (British English: lorry). In air and sea shipments, ground transport is required to take the cargo from its place of origin to the airport or seaport and then to its destination because it is not always possible to establish a production f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
