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About nine ships carrying 450,000 metric tons of imported wheat will be arrived at Gwadar port in the first week of March.
Operational preparations are in final stages for import of wheat.
These views were expressed by Secretary National Food Security Zafar Hassan while chairing an important coordination meeting with Gwadar Port Operators and Gwadar International Terminal Limited here Tuesday to discuss the detailed operational management of wheat import at Gwadar Port.
Chairman China Overseas Ports Holding Company Yu Bo, Chief Operating Officer Gwadar International Terminal Limited Hio Jian, General Manager Operations Trading Corporation of Pakistan Shiraz Ali, Managing Director Pasco Captain (retd) Saeed Ahmed and others were present in the meeting.
Chairman Gwadar International Terminal Limited told the meeting that the import and delivery of urea was practiced at the port in the last month in which no shortcoming was revealed.
He said that anchorage was ensured for incoming ships and two vessels could be operated simultaneously by 200 vehicles for wheat operations on a daily basis.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2023.
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