General
In the last 29 years NLC has successfully accomplished safe transportation and speedy delivery of essential commodities throughout the country. NLC introduced the concept of containerization, which has changed the transportation industry in Pakistan forever. NLC Transport operations are conducted in a manner to ensure effective command and control through a state of the art 'Fleet Management System', real time monitoring of consignments through the most modern ' Tracking System' and a web enabled facility for customers' participation in tracking their consignments. NLC has initiated an ambitious program of establishing staging facilities on all the North South communication corridors of the country. Now NLC is one of the biggest Public Sector Transportation organizations in the world.
NLC is also frequently employed by the government to handle emergencies in the national logistic cycle. Commodity shortages, natural calamities or transporters' strikes often put strain on the country's logistic system. NLC is then called into restore normalcy through professional handling of the crisis situations.
The transportation operations consist of:-
Dry Cargo Operations
NLC specializes in transportation of containerized cargo and has the ability to deliver it cis or trans-frontier. It also handles commodities such as fertilizers, wheat, rice, cotton and sugar from ports and production sites to consumption centers all over Pakistan.
Liquid Cargo Operations
NLC is a major oil carrier for OGDC, BP and MOL. It lifts over 50% of the nation's crude oil production from the far flung oil fields where the private bowzers dare not venture. The crude oil is transported by NLC from oil fields to refineries at Karachi and Rawalpindi. NLC employs special carriers to transport liquid chemicals and other products.
Car Carriers
NLC has imported EURO 3 Prime Movers which are the first of their kind in Pakistan and meet all the international regulations of fitness. This has enabled NLC to deliver freight in any country in the world. (Sadly, none of the Pakistani trucks at present, come up to these standards and are not allowed in other countries where environmental controls and TIR conventions apply). NLC has introduced new hydraulically operated car carriers, which have the capacity of transporting 10 cars. The car carriers employed to move vehicles across Pakistan are now being fabricated in NLC Mechanical Complexes.
Fleet Monitoring System
NLC is Pakistan's only road transportation organization to install fully computerized vehicle's monitoring system. The system facilitates in the identification of the location of cargo being transported, and in forecasting its arrival at destination. The system is being extended to enable customers to trace their cargo when transported by NLC.
Water Services
Provision of pure water in Karachi is one of the major problems of the metropolitan city. NLC has dedicated its bowzers for delivering pure water in Karachi and supplies over 3 million liters of water on a daily basis.
General
NLC Construction is a well recognized and highly reputed name in the construction industry. Raised in 1978, it today has the capacity to undertake mega Civil Engineering Projects both within and outside the country. NLC Construction is keeping itself instep with the technological developments in the construction field. Having more than 600 pieces of plant and machinery and highest number of engineers to one project, NLC Construction is executing projects in the fields of infrastructure, cis work, pipe and cable laying and water works.
Human Resource
NLC Engineers is based on a sound human resource support program. It has been restructured to adopt cooperate culture and execute work with sound managerial control.
To augment the skills and experience of its engineers, an intimate interaction with international construction firms is being maintained.
Capabilities
NLC Construction has exhibited its prowess in all fields of construction and civil engineering. Major achievements include:
Construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of Road and Runways from Dir to Karachi and from Wagah to Chaman.
Asphaltic pavements and bit mat roads.
Construction of bridges including prestressed and post tension girder bridges.Shelters, storage tanks and silos.
Construction of buildings, housing projects, sports and educational facilities.
Water supply and sewerage systems.
Overseas Wing
NLC Construction activities are no longer restricted within Pakistan. It is now also engaged in Qatar and Afghanistan. In Pakistan mega projects of mixed high-rise construction are being implemented with foreign partners. A number of other overseas projects are in the pipeline and will be announced on maturity.
General
NLC is spearheading the drive to establish Dry Ports in Pakistan. It exclusively operates the Karachi and Hyderabad Dry Ports. In addition, NLC has established modern Container Freight Stations at Lahore and Amangarh (Nowshera). It has additional detachments at Sialkot, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar to meet the requirements of the business community. NLC also handles international freight transiting Pakistani ports and offers warehousing facilities to United Nations World Food Program, UNHCR, UNICEF and other donor agencies. NLC is also employed by the government to monitor and moderate Afghan Trade.
Warehousing
NLC owns both covered and open warehouses throughout the country. It offers covered accommodation of over 50,000 sq m and open warehousing facility of 0.5 million sq m for containerized cargo at Quetta and Amangarh (Nowshera). NLC is now launching a program of building additional ware housing capacity in the Rice Belt in Pakistan, especially in Gujranwala, Mured-ke and Shahdara .
Custom Clearance and Handling Facility
In order to provide one window operation to its customers, NLC is providing efficient custom clearance and handling services as per International Standards, with the assistance of Central Board of Revenue. This enables NLC to efficiently handle export cargo.
Scanners
NLC is installing container scanners all across the country on behalf of Central Board of Revenue (CBR). In the first phase 6 scanners are being installed. Subsequently the Scanners at Lahore, Sialkot and Faisalabad will also be installed. This will facilitate the customers to conduct their business free of encumbrances of the post 9/11 security paradigm. These scanners are already functional at Port Qasim, Karachi and Lahore.
Modern Border Terminals
The government has decided to establish four modern border terminals on routes entering Pakistan. In order to promote trade through land routes, the border terminals will be fully automated with in-house scanners and online data management. NLC has been tasked to build these state of the art Border terminals at Wagah, Torkham/Jamrod, Chaman and Taftan. NLC has therefore acquired land in these locations to develop these terminals and provide ware housing and display centres. Thus, the Pakistani exporters will be able to display their goods closer to the zero point and will be able to strike deals with importers on the spot.
The establishment of such terminals would also meet one of the major requirements of trade facilitation in the region and promote land route trade among the countries of the region.
To exercise economy in expenditure of tyres for uninterrupted movement of NLC fleet; NLC operates the NLC Polymers plant. This plant has the capacity of retreading 12,000 tyres per annum. In addition to meeting with the requirements of NLC, NLC Polymers also caters for the needs of major passenger bus companies in the country.
NLC is now also manufacturing rubber parts for Pakistan Railways and for the world renowned motor companies like Mercedes and Ford Motor etc. NLC Polymers have now also started plastic molding by acquiring state of the art injection molding machines.
In 1999, NLC was tasked by the President of Pakistan to re-organize the tolling operations as the tolling activity in the country at that time was in the hands of smugglers and vagabonds. Since then, NLC has not only increased the toll revenue four times but has also established a Tolling culture countrywide.
NLC is currently operating 25 Toll Plazas on the National Highway N-5 (Peshawar- Lahore Section), the Indus Highway N-55 and at Nokundi on N-40. NLC now is collecting the highest Toll Revenues for NHA. Till June 2007, the total toll collected by NLC exceeded Rs 9 billion.
»Energy: N L C Bringing a Paradigm Change in Energy Scenario
NLC has started demonstrating its business acumen in the field of energy, as well. Pakistan has tremendous energy reserves that have not been exploited yet. Huge reserves of coal, oil and natural gas await exploitation. NLC’s initiative and a new model of management have attracted international and national companies towards these new frontiers. Pakistan also happens to be one of the most suitable regions for solar catchments, which makes it a promising venue for major solar energy related projects.
The country’s economy is growing at the rate of steady 7%. As the economy grows so do the country’s energy needs. Currently, Pakistan’s demand for electric power is 3000 Megawatts more than its production. With the passage of time, this difference is expected to increase. Similarly, oil imports are rising causing loss of foreign exchange. NLC keeping its traditions of quantum solution provider has been able to provide solutions in the energy sector, as well.
NLC Energy Company has been formed to tap in to the energy reserves that have been untouched hitherto. The Federal government has set up Thar Coal Mining Company private Limited to exploit coal reserves in Thar area. These reserves are estimated to be around 185 billion tons. NLC is 20% equity partner in this company. International companies are enthusiastically responding to NLC’s invitation to join it in the Thar Coal mining & IPP projects
NLC Energy Company model of assisting the oil and gas companies thru synergizing NLC core strengths has been enthusiastically accepted. Now NLC Energy Company is poised to assist companies produce much needed oil & gas and enter into joint ventures with international players in the energy arena
Coal mining, Oil & Gas exploration and production, solar energy initiatives and LPG supply enhancement shall bring much needed relief to the country and consumers. And, create thousands of jobs and businesses
NLC has its own technical support organization to keep the fleet on the go.
NLC's Mechanical Complex is capable of rebuilding engines, conducting major overhauls as well as fabricating trailers, dumpers, flat beds and fire tenders crash (FTCs).
