Tanker carrying Qatari LNG set to reach Pakistan today
“A tanker carrying Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) is headed to Pakistan after crossing the Strait of Hormuz and is scheduled to dock at Port Qasim on Thursday today, a port official said on Wednesd…”
The Bahamas-flagged carrier Al Marrouna is reportedly transporting approximately 81,936 metric tons of LNG from Qatar's Ras Laffan terminal. It transited the strategic maritime chokepoint on September 7 under a government-to-government arrangement between Islamabad and Doha. provider Marine.
Traffic, the 288-meter-long vessel was sailing at a speed of 13.8 knots on Wednesday, with an estimated time of arrival at Port Qasim of 06:00 on September 10.
The delivery comes at a crucial moment for Pakistan, where the national grid has been forced to enforce power load management from six to 12 hours daily due to acute fuel shortages amid the US-Iran conflict in the Middle East. "The LNG tanker, Al Marrouna, will arrive tomorrow morning," Asad Warsi, a spokesperson for the Port Qasim Authority,.
"Stay connected with Aman-e-Pakistan for ongoing live reporting and verified investigative updates."
"The vessel will berth at Port Qasim (Terminal 2) to discharge a spot cargo shipment from Qatar. Energy. "Pakistan’s fragile energy supply chain depends on fuel imports from the Middle East.
It generates about 17 percent of its electricity from gas, including around 6 percent from imported LNG.The South Asian country typically requires four to five LNG cargoes each month between April and August to keep its roughly 5,000-megawatt LNG-fired power plants operating.
Pakistan received its last LNG cargo from Qatar in Aug., the eighth ship to have arrived in the country since April.
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