freight trains: Train track at port discussed
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi assures stakeholders of shipping sector that their issues will be resolved
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KARACHI:
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has assured all stakeholders of the shipping sector that their issues will be resolved following a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said this in a meeting with office-bearers of the All Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA) at a gathering organised by the APSA.
APSA Chairman Aasim Siddiqui, along with all stakeholders of the shipping fraternity, discussed the issues, challenges and the way forward. The chairman apprised the minister of the freight trains from the port, for which a train track should be made operational in order to load containers from the container terminal.
The minister was also briefed about the long pending legislation on the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 2017 and Sea Carriage Shipping Documents Act 2017.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2019.
Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has assured all stakeholders of the shipping sector that their issues will be resolved following a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said this in a meeting with office-bearers of the All Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA) at a gathering organised by the APSA.
APSA Chairman Aasim Siddiqui, along with all stakeholders of the shipping fraternity, discussed the issues, challenges and the way forward. The chairman apprised the minister of the freight trains from the port, for which a train track should be made operational in order to load containers from the container terminal.
The minister was also briefed about the long pending legislation on the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 2017 and Sea Carriage Shipping Documents Act 2017.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2019.