MSC Micol, one of the world\u2019s largest and most modern container ships, has docked at the South Asia Pakistan Terminal, marking a major milestone in Pakistan\u2019s maritime history. The 400 metre vessel with a 24,000 TEU capacity took berth successfully, underscoring the terminal\u2019s ability to handle ultra-large container ships.<\/p>\n
Muhammad Junaid Anwar Choudhry<\/strong> welcomed the arrival and described the call of MSC Micol as a historic moment for Pakistan. The federal minister for maritime affairs highlighted the significance of hosting a vessel of this scale for national trade and port development.<\/p>\n South Asia Pakistan Terminal managed the complex berthing and handling operations for MSC Micol with efficiency, demonstrating operational readiness and modern terminal capabilities. The successful handling reflects continued investment in port infrastructure and skilled operations on Pakistani shores.<\/p>\n The arrival of MSC Micol signals Pakistan\u2019s growing role in global container shipping and reinforces confidence that local ports can accommodate next-generation ships. Continued visits by ultra-large vessels will be watched closely as indicators of the country\u2019s maritime progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MSC Micol docks at South Asia Pakistan Terminal, a historic port milestone as Pakistan handles a 400m, 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}