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KARACHI- The induction ceremony of Backhoe Dredger Rah Kusha and Split Hoper Barges Tarseel-1 & 2 was held at PN Dockyard in Karachi on Thursday.

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat, graced the occasion as chief guest.
 
Induction Ceremony of Backhoe Dredger RAH KUSHA and Split Hoper Barges TARSEEL-1 & 2 built for Pakistan Navy at Tianjin Shipyard, China was held at PN Dockyard, Karachi. Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat, Vice Chief of the naval Staff graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The ceremony was attended by high ranking officials and dignitaries from China, Pakistan Navy and Corporate Sector.

With induction of this new dredger BD RAH KUSHA and its two hopper barges SHB TARSEEL 1 & 2, dredging capability OF Pakistan Navy will enhance further. BHYD RAH KUSHA, due to its unique design and functioning methodology, can dredge in proximity of jetties and berths where other conventional dredging means are less effective.

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Pakistan Navy commissions dredging vessel

Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

19 March 2018

The Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned a dredging vessel and its accompanying two barges in a ceremony held on 15 March at the naval dockyard in Karachi, according to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military.

Backhoe dredger Rah Kusha and split hopper barges Tarseel 1 and 2 were built for the PN at China’s Tianjin Shipyard. The ship has now joined the Chinese-built 85.3 m-long dredging vessel Behr Kusha , which entered service with the PN in 2008, according to Jane’s Fighting Ships.

According to ISPR, Rah Kusha can dredge in proximity of jetties and berths where other conventional dredging means are less effective.
 

FRP Boats

KS&EW has recently constructed 02x FRP Boats for Pakistan Customs. The main hull and superstructure of these boats is of Fiber Reinforced Plastic. These boats are having length of 16 meters, displacement of 20 tons with maximum speed of 32 knots and equipped with 7.6 mm and 12.5 mm machine guns at aft position.

Propulsion
2x Volvo Penta Marine Diesel Engines
2x Water Jets
 

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