Pakistani sources: Third Qatari LNG vessel berths in Karachi after passing through Strait of Hormuz
Tehran - BORNA - The vessel Mihzem, carrying over 56,000 tons of LNG, discharged its vital cargo after passing through the Strait of Hormuz—an event that experts say promises stability for the country's power grid.
In this regard, according to the Pakistan Today newspaper and the Pakistani website The News, authorities at Port Qasim in the Pakistani city of Karachi confirmed that the vessel Mihzem, carrying over 56,000 tons of liquified natural gas from Qatar, successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz and berthed at the port's pier.
Consequently, this marks the third shipment of liquified gas (LNG) dispatched from Qatar to Pakistan via the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the imposed American-Zionist war against Iran. Analysts view this as a clear sign of the revitalization of the maritime energy corridor through the Persian Gulf route, amid the implementation of control and the issuance of transit permits by Iran in the strait. According to official data, previous shipments in this supply chain were discharged on April 30 and May 12, respectively, and now, with the arrival of the Mihzem, the process of Qatari LNG exports through the Strait of Hormuz has gained new momentum.
Port Qasim authorities also confirmed that another LNG vessel named Al-Kharsaah had previously arrived and berthed in Karachi. Meanwhile, according to supplementary reports from Pakistani news sources, the vessel Mihzem, with a capacity of approximately 160,000 cubic meters of liquified gas, has berthed at the Pakistan GasPort Consortium Limited (PGPL) terminal after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Accordingly, three vessels carrying Qatari LNG, namely Al Kharaitiyat, Al-Kharsaah, and now Mihzem, have successively arrived in Pakistan.
In total, the arrival of the vessel Mihzem brings the number of gas ships arriving from Qatar to Pakistan over the past 15 days to three.
Energy experts emphasized that the continuation of this trend and the revitalization of the LNG supply line from Qatar will play a crucial and strategic role in the stability of Pakistan's power grid and energy chain. This comes as the country's power industry is heavily dependent on LNG imports, and any disruption along this route could lead to blackouts.
According to Pakistani media reports, the vessel Mihzem, which had navigated its route through the Strait of Hormuz with special considerations due to security reasons, is currently discharging its 160,000-cubic-meter cargo at the Pakistan GasPort terminal. This volume of gas will significantly contribute to compensating for power plant fuel shortages and managing the energy crisis on the eve of the hot season.
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