List of ports in Pakistan explained
This is a list of ports in Pakistan. There are three international seaports, seventeen dry ports, twelve fishing harbours, and five military ports.
Seaports
All seaports in Pakistan are maintained and governed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The three largest ports each have their own port authority.
| Name | District | | Description |
|---|
| | 24.836°N 66.979°W | 41 berths including:- Karachi Gateway Terminal (5 berths)
- Karachi Gateway Terminal Multipurpose (6 berths)
- Karachi International Container Terminal
- South Asia Pakistan Terminal (4 berths)
|
| | 24.769°N 67.325°W | 15 berths including:- Pakistan International Bulk Terminal
- Qasim International Container Terminal
- Engro Vopak Terminal
- Fotco Oil Terminal
|
| | 25.111°N 62.342°W | 4 berths (150 planned) | |
- Note that "Karachi Harbour" is sometimes used as an alternative name for the Port of Karachi. However, the harbour is a larger body of water that also includes a fishing harbour, a shipyard, three naval bases, and several ferry terminals, as well as extensive wetlands and mangrove forests.
Dry ports
Apart from the seaports, there are a number of dry ports, located elsewhere in the country, which allow goods to undergo customs checks away from the dock side.[1] Six major dry ports are run by Pakistan Railways:[2]
The following dry ports are run by private companies:[2]
Other dry ports are located at:[3]
- Hyderabad NLC Dry Port (25°24'42"N 68°21'12"E)
- Islamabad Dry Port (33°39'52"N 73°03'00"E)
- Multan Dry Port (30°05'27"N 71°21'11"E)
- Kasur Dry Port
Fish harbours
There are a number of fish harbours, most of which were built from 2002 onwards but have been controversial because of damage to the local environments. The harbours are managed by the provincial fisheries departments of Sindh and Balochistan.[4]
- Damb Fish Harbour,[5] Lasbela District
- Gadani Fish Harbour,[6] Hub District
- Godi Boat Basin, Gwadar District (25°07'28"N 62°18'41"E)
- Gwadar Fish Harbour, Gwadar District
- Jiwani Fish Harbour, Gwadar District
- Karachi Fish Harbour, Keamari District
- Korangi Fish Harbour, Korangi Creek Cantonment
- Keti Bandar Fish Harbour, Thatta District
- Ormara Fish Harbour,[6] Gwadar District
- Pasni Fish Harbour,[6] Gwadar District
- Pishukan Fish Harbour,[6] Gwadar District
- Surbandar Fish Harbour, [7] Gwadar District (25°13'41"N 62°27'59"E)
Miscellaneous port facilities
Military ports
- Major military ports
- Minor military ports
Shipyards
Proposed ports
- The Port of Gadani in Hub District, currently comprises the Gadani Fish Harbour and the Gadani Ship Breaking Yard. In August 2019 the federal government announced there would be a feasibility study to look at building a modern port at Gadani.[10]
- The Port of Keti Bandar in Thatta District, in the western part of the Indus River Delta, was a thriving port until the early part of the 20th century but now consists of a fishing jetty and a coast guard jetty for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. There was a proposal by the federal government to build a new port in 2007, which came to naught.[11] More recently a new proposal has been put forward in April 2024 by the Sindh provincial government.[12]
- The Port of Sonmiani, in Las Bela District, currently consists of a fish harbour at the town of Damb, about 4km (02miles) northwest of Sonmiani as well as a coast guard jetty for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, a kilometre to the north of the fish harbour. In March 2007 the federal government announced a proposal to build a major new port at Sonmiani (tentatively titled Aladdin Port).[13] [14] The provincial government carried out a survey of the area as preparation for a new port, together with allocating thousands of acres of land for future construction.[15] However, the plans never materialised.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-10-26 . Dry Ports & Border Terminals - National Logistics Cell . 2022-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026121138/http://www.nlc.com.pk/strategic-units/dry-ports-borders . 26 October 2020 . dead.
- Web site: List of dry ports in Pakistan . 2022-02-28 . www.aigshipping.com.
- Web site: Reporter . The Newspaper's . 2013-03-03 . Dry ports have ‘little potential’: UN body . 2022-02-28 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Fish harbours in Balochistan . The News International . 17 March 2015.
- Web site: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . February 2009 . 5.
- News: Four fish harbours planned . 8 August 2002 . Dawn.
- News: Ebrahim . Zofeen T. . 19 May 2024 . Gwadar fisherfolk worry about One Belt One Road . Dawn (newspaper) . 6 November 2024.
- . The Hub Power Company . Energy, Oil & Gas . 5 September 2017 . 2 November 2017.
- Web site: Construction of market piles and navigational aids at Karachi Nuclear Power Plant . . 12 August 2014 . United Nations Global Market . 6 November 2024 .
- News: . 8 August 2019 . Balochistan uplift, CPEC in focus at first NDC meet . The Express Tribune (newspaper) . 5 November 2024.
- News: . 22 March 2007 . Keti Bandar project may be revived . . 5 November 2024.
- News: . 6 April 2024 . Ancient Keti Bandar port revival back in focus . The Express Tribune (newspaper) . 5 November 2024.
- News: Aziz . Faisal . 9 August 2007 . Musharraf opens Pakistani port, promises another . . 5 November 2024.
- News: Shahid . Saleem . 21 March 2007 . Gwadar Port inaugurated: Plan for second port in Balochistan at Sonmiani . Dawn (newspaper) . 5 November 2024.
- Web site: Survey of Sonmiani sea coast for another port . Syed . Fazl-e-Haider . April 23, 2007 . DAWN.COM.
