The following is a list of ports in Pakistan. All ports in Pakistan are maintained and governed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan.
Seaports
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| Name | District | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Karachi | Keamari | 25°50′6″N 66°58′55.2″E / 25.83500°N 66.982000°E | Largest port in the country |
| Port Qasim | Malir | 24°26′0″N 67°20′0″E / 24.43333°N 67.33333°E | Second largest port in the country |
| Gwadar Port | Gwadar | 25°6′37.8″N 62°20′22.56″E / 25.110500°N 62.3396000°E | Third largest port in the country |
| Pasni | Gwadar | 25°16′0″N 63°29′0″E / 25.26667°N 63.48333°E | Minor port |
| Keti Bandar | Thatta | 24°08′40″N 67°27′03″E / 24.14444°N 67.45083°E | Proposed port |
| Shah Bandar | Sujawal | 24⁰1652"N 67⁰9002"E | Minor port |
| Sonmiani | Las Bela | Proposed[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
| Gadani | Hub | Proposed, under feasibility[7] | |
| Hubco Coal Import Jetty | Hub | 24°54'55"N 66°40'22"E | [8] |
Dry ports
editApart 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.[9] Six major dry ports are run by Pakistan Railways:[10]
- Lahore Dry Port (opened 1973)
- Karachi Dry Port (opened 1974) (24°50'50"N 66°59'44"E)
- Quetta Dry Port (opened 1984)
- Peshawar Dry Port (opened 1986) (34°00'16"N 71°22'49"E)
- Multan Dry Port (opened 1988) (30°05'28"N 71°21'11"E)
- Rawalpindi Dry Port (opened 1990) (33°35'59"N 73°05'41"E)
The following dry ports are run by private companies:[10]
- Sialkot Dry Port (opened 1986)
- Faisalabad Dry Port (opened 1994)
- Pak-China Sust Dry Port (36°41'29"N 74°49'31"E)
- NLC Dry Port at Thokar Niaz Beg, southwest of Lahore (31°27'53"N 74°13'54"E)
- NLC Dry Port at Quetta (30°13'51"N 67°00'28"E)
- QICT Dry port at Prem Nagar railway station, southwest of Lahore (opened 2010)
- Sialkot International Container Terminal (32°29'12"N 74°22'31"E)
Other dry ports are located at:[11]
- 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
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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.[12]
- Damb Fish Harbour,[13] Lasbela District
- Gadani Fish Harbour,[14] 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,[14] Gwadar District
- Pasni Fish Harbour,[14] Gwadar District
- Pishukan Fish Harbour,[14] Gwadar District
- Surbandar Fish Harbour, Gwadar District (25°13'41"N 62°27'59"E)
Military ports
edit- Major military ports
- Karachi Naval Dockyard, Keamari District
- Jinnah Naval Base, Ormara, Gwadar District
- Minor military ports
- PNS Akram, Gwadar District
- PNS Himalaya, Manora Cantonment
- PNS Qasim, Manora Cantonment
Shipyards
edit- Gadani Ship Breaking Yard, Hub District
- Gwadar Shipyard, Gwadar District (proposed)
- Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works, Keamari District
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fazl-e-Haider, Syed (April 23, 2007). "Survey of Sonmiani sea coast for another port". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Balochistan to have second seaport in Sonmiani: Musharraf inaugurates Gwadar Port". Brecorder. March 21, 2007.
- ^ "Aladdin Port at Sonmiani". 25 April 2007.
- ^ "Gwadar Port inaugurated: Plan for second port in Balochistan at Sonmiani". 21 March 2007.
- ^ "Musharraf opens Pakistani port and promises another". Reuters. 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Dialogue, NOS, the News International".
- ^ "Balochistan uplift, CPEC in focus at first NDC meet". 8 August 2019.
- ^ "The Hub Power Company". Energy, Oil & Gas. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Dry Ports & Border Terminals - National Logistics Cell". 2020-10-26. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ a b "List of dry ports in Pakistan". www.aigshipping.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's (2013-03-03). "Dry ports have 'little potential': UN body". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Fish harbours in Balochistan". The News International. 17 March 2015.
- ^ "The Islamic Republic of Pakistan" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. February 2009. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d "Four fish harbours planned". Dawn. 8 August 2002.