Ports & Shipping, Minister Babar Khan Ghouri on Tuesday said that he would be heading to Delhi towards the end of the current month to sign a shipping protocol to complete formalities for starting Karachi-Mumbai ferry service.
Talking to media at the departure ceremony of "Dream Cruise"-Karachi to Dubai cruise-held at the ship before embarking on its very first five-day trip to Dubai and back here at Karachi Port.
"Indian Cabinet has given approval to the shipping protocol while Pakistan had already approved the same six months ago and the ports & shipping departments of both the countries are constantly in touch over the launch of Karachi-Mumbai ferry service," Babar Ghouri informed. He said licenses have been issued to different private companies for starting ferry services and cruises to various routes including Mumbai-Karachi-Dubai, Mumbai-Masqat-Karachi and Karachi-Gwadar-Dubai.