{
  "id": 7815981,
  "title": "Maritime minister seeks measures to ease textile exporters’ port issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/maritime-minister-seeks-measures-to-ease-textile-exporters-port-issues",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T15:25:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439795/maritime-minister-seeks-measures-to-ease-textile-exporters-port-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, convened a meeting to discuss the challenges faced by textile exporters at ports. The minister directed relevant authorities to streamline customs and port procedures to reduce clearance delays and improve transit times for textile exports. Participants discussed measures to enhance operational efficiency and reduce cargo dwell time, with a focus on efficient scanning schedules and the use of digitalisation and advance filing through the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) to facilitate clearance. The minister emphasized the need for immediate operational measures and long-term improvements in shipping connectivity to address the competitiveness of Pakistan’s textile exports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}