Apropos media release by various sections of the press on 21st and 22nd September 2022, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) refutes the false and baseless allegations.
The recently acquired Aframax tankers i.e. Mardan & Sargodha were inducted in PNSC’s fleet in August 2022, and are registered with internationally recognized classification society i.e. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Sargodha is trading successfully to the satisfaction of its client and is currently at berth to discharge her 2nd cargo at PQA terminal. Moreover, Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has certified on 6th September 2022, that all machinery including pumping systems of the vessel are fit for service.
Dry-docking is a predefined, cyclical and mandatory activity, performed as per Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and for the renewal of the vessel’s classification certificates confirming the sea worthiness of the vessel. All seagoing vessels undergo periodic dry-docking irrespective of the date of induction into any fleet.
PNSC, being a strategic organization, considers publication of such baseless news as irresponsible, tarnishing the image of the national flag carrier (PNSC). PNSC reserves its right to initiate appropriate proceedings in this regard.
