Shipping lines suspend direct services, resort to deployment of feeder vessels
Pakistan’s exports and imports are facing a major problem as India is refusing transshipments of cargoes emanating from Karachi or Qasim, or the South Asia Pakistan Terminal into any of its ports.
This has led to most of the shipping lines suspending direct services of mother vessels to and from Pakistan and deploy feeder vessels to Pakistani ports and terminals, media reports from Islamabad said.
A shipping company official from Mumbai confirmed that ships that have visited Pakistan are not being allowed into any Indian port for security reasons. The reverse is also happening. The problem due to this is that shipping liners have cancelled direct vessels, which will lead to a delay in shipments, lower capacity and increased costs.
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