Islamabad: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is on an
official visit to China. The Naval Chief visited Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard at Shanghai,
Shuang Liu Construction Base at Wuhan and met heads of shipbuilding industry in China.
Upon arrival at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard (HZS) and Shuang Liu Construction Base,
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi was received by Heads of the respective construction yards.
The Admiral was given detailed briefings on the facilities and construction activities going on
at the construction yards. The Naval Chief also visited 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 had Calls On with various heads of shipbuilding industry including
Chairman China Shipbuilding Industrial Corporation (CSIC), China Shipbuilding Offshore
International Company (CSOC), Hudong Zhoghua Shipyard (HZS) and Shuang Liu
Construction Base. During the meetings, matters pertaining to ongoing projects were
discussed and avenues for further collaboration were also explored. The Naval Chief lauded
the professionalism and commendable work being done by these organizations.
Current visit of Chief of the Naval Staff would greatly augment the bilateral cooperation
between both the countries in general and Navies in particular.
