Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, on Saturday, met heads of the shipbuilding industry in China. During his ongoing official visit to China, the chief also visited Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard at Shanghai and Shuang Liu Construction Base at Wuhan. There, Admiral Abbasi was received by heads of the respective construction yards and given detailed briefings on the facilities and construction activities carried out at the construction yards. The naval chief also paid a visit to various sections of the HZ Shipyard and Shuang Liu Construction Base where he was briefed by the Mission Commanders and Heads of respective construction yards about the progress on under construction projects of PN platforms. Later, the Admiral met with chairpersons of China Shipbuilding Industrial Corporation (CSIC), China Shipbuilding Offshore International Company (CSOC), Hudong Zhoghua Shipyard (HZS) and Shuang Liu Construction Base. He discussed matters pertaining to ongoing projects with the parties while exploring avenues for further collaboration. The chief lauded the professionalism and commendable work by these organizations.
The current visit of the Chief of the Naval Staff is expected to greatly augment the cooperation both between the countries as well as their Navies.
