Muhammadi Steamship
Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited was one of the oldest locally owned shipping companies in Pakistan until it was nationalised in the early 1970s.
History
The company was incorporated on 12 May 1947.[1] In 1949, it became the first Pakistani shipping line to be publicly listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[2]
Muhammadi House on McLeod Road (now I. I. Chundrigar Road) was the headquarters of the company.[3]
The company was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan under then President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It was later merged with other Pakistani nationalized shipping companies to create the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Ships
| Ship | Built | Tonnage | Builder | In Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sayyada | 1944 | 7165 GRT | Victoria Machinery Depot Company, Victoria B.C. as 'Hastings Park' | 1952 - 1967 | Broken up at Karachi in June 1966 | First ship to dry dock at Karachi Shipyard.[2][4] |
| Al-Abbas | 1967 | 6087 GRT | Karachi Shipyard | 1967 - | Sunk in Operation Jackpot by the Mukti Bahini commandoes at Chittagong | First merchant ship built at Karachi Shipyard.[2]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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- ^ Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, "History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009" Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 5
- ^ a b c Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 6
- ^ Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 7
- ^ Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, "History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009" Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 8