Sea Ports & Dry Ports in Pakistan

Sea Ports In Pakistan:

Pakistan’s nearly whole trade is done by sea ports. It has three big  ports named as Karachi Port, Bin Qasim port, and Gwadar port.

Karachi Port

The oldest one is Karachi port. It has all facilities for trade. It is and  international standard sea port.Karachi Port is the hub of Pakistan's major trading by the sea as 95 percent of the overall international trade is conducted via this port.

Bin Qasim port

Bin Qasim port, In the east of Karachi other port is built It has eight berths for ships. Its also very important international trade terminal of Pakistan.

THE GWADAR-( Deep-sea port)

Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Baluchistan province of Pakistan. The port features prominently in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor plan, and is considered to be a link between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Maritime Silk Road projects.It is located near to international oil trade and sea shipping routes and being an integral instrument of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), It holds immense geo-strategic and geo-economic importance for both countries.

Important Dry Ports in Pakistan

Federal Government of Pakistan  decided in 1967 for dry ports plan in country wide.Todays, The Dry Ports managed by NLC are known for their client friendly facilities and state-of-the-art infrastructure.The Dry Ports are adequately equipped with latest scanners, weightbridges, cranes, reach stackers, top lifters, fork lifters, tender fire crash, generators and mechanical brooms etc.

Lahore Dry Port                     (1973)

Hyderabad Dry Port             (1984)

Sialkot Dry Port                     (1985)

Multan Dry Port                    (1986)

Peshawar  Dry Port               (1985)

Faisalabad Dry port               (1996)

Now a days, a wide network of Dry Ports all over the country. Almost , every main city or town has dry ports.

Ref.( History of Pakistan, Current Affairs, Newspapers, Wiki)