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Submarine Internet Cables & Digital Exports

Submarine Internet Cables & Digital Export The arrival of submarine cables that brought high-speed internet to Africa had a significant impact on firm productivity, exports and job creation especially in higher skill set occupations. Pakistan’s digital exports for the fiscal ending June 2025 are in the range of $ 3.5 billion (PKR 250 million month

Muslim Maritime Control Strait Hormuz

Muslim Maritime Bloc to Control Straits Strait of Hormuz The shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz are located primarily in  Omani territorial waters and partially in Iranian territorial waters and governed by international maritime law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Iran’s naval presence has the ability to

IHO Maritime Cyber Security

International Hydrographic Organization introduces modernised Hydrographic Geospatial data standard To break away from the fixed and inflexible architecture of S-57, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is introducing  an advanced  hydrographic geospatial data standard to the maritime industry. This new data framework is known as S-100 and provides enhanced support in managing a wider variety of

Maritime Fund for Pakistan’s Coastal Communities

Maritime Educational Endowment Fund Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Mr Junaid Anwar Chaudhry announced the launch of a Maritime Educational Endowment Fund sharing that the initiative will cultivate a skilled maritime workforce essential for the country’s future. He emphasised that the Maritime Educational Endowment Fund underscores his ministry's dedication to sustainable human capital development as

Remittances & Women Seafarers

Philippine Leads Since decades the seafarers of Philippines have remained the biggest provider of ocean based workers out of the world’s estimated total 2 million seafarer workforce. During the period from 2016 to 2021 the Philippines deployed over 400,000 Filipino seafarers reflective of the country’s strong maritime strength, seafaring traditions and heritage. No doubt Philippines

Critical Minerals Lithium & US

Rare Metals & US Defense The United States of America is directly doing large scale funding for critical mineral stockpiling and supply chain resilience as a core pillar of US national defense. Out of a USD $ 150 billion defense fund for the budget reconciliation approximately USD $ 2.5 billion has been allocated  for domestic

Indus Basin Water Treaty – India Aggressive Posturing

Indus Basin Water Treaty The  of 1960, between India  and Pakistan  brokered  by World Bank laid down a mechanism as to how to share and manage water what was then essentially a unitary network of  irrigation. In 1948 waters of Indus river were apportioned by ‘Inter-Dominion Accord’ requiring India to release sufficient water to Pakistani

Oil Storage VLCC & Offshore SPM

SPM A single point mooring (SPM) is a floating buoy or jetty anchored offshore for handling liquid cargo such as petroleum products for tanker ships deployed in areas where a dedicated facility for loading or unloading liquid cargo is not available. A SPM is an all-weather facility and sometimes the cheapest entry point for liquid

Vagaries of Ship Operating Costs

Economies of Scale in Shipping The global shipping industry boasts a high degree of internationalisation, intensive capital and services. The international shipping market changes rapidly thus operation risks remain high. Economies of scale in container shipping are achieved by using larger containerships which reduce unit transport costs due to lower operating costs (measured in dollars

Arabian Sea Center for Development to Restore Karachi as Regional Logistic Hub

Arabian Sea Center for Development - Initiative to Revive and Restore the Port city of Karachi as the Regional Maritime and Logistic Hub The Arabian Sea Center for Development is an initiative to revive Karachi’s glory. This is a non political and non partisan initiative to economically develop the port city of Karachi which will

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