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The Port of Karachi (Urdu: کراچی بندرگاہ, Bandar gāh Karāchī) is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per annum) located in Karachi, Pakistan.
Containers at the Karachi International Container Terminal at the Port of Karachi. Aerial view of Gwadar harbour, showing the international port in the background and the fishing harbour in the foreground. All seaports in Pakistan are maintained and governed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The three largest ...
During World War II, Karachi Airport was a major transhipment base for United States Army Air Forces units and equipment being used by Tenth Air Force in eastern India, Burma and the Fourteenth Air Force in China. [citation needed] Several operational bomber and fighter units flew into Karachi for short organisational periods prior to their ...
Karachi Harbour is a narrow bay and river estuary located west of the Indus River Delta in Karachi, Pakistan. The harbour lies between the Lyari River delta and Chinna Creek to the north, and the Arabian Sea to the south. Since 1886, [1] sections of the harbour have been improved to form the Port of Karachi - Pakistan's busiest seaport. [2]
Karachi Port is the most important deep sea water port of Pakistan. KGTML set a new record with the offloading of 20,300 metric tons of rock phosphate within 24 hours on June 14 2024 at the Karachi Port. [23]
The largest shipping ports in Pakistan are the Port of Karachi and the nearby Port Qasim, the former being the oldest port of Pakistan. Port Qasim is located 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of the Port of Karachi on the Indus River estuary. These ports handle 95% of Pakistan's trade cargo to and from foreign ports.
The Karachi Port Trust Building (Urdu: کراچی پورٹ ٹرسٹ بلڈنگ; Sindhi: ڪراچي پورٽ ٽرسٽ بلڊنگ ), also referred to as the KPT Building, is a large colonial-era building in Karachi, Pakistan that serves as headquarters for the Karachi Port Trust, which administers the Port of Karachi.
In 2003, PICT was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering. [4] [5] In April 2004, the first phase of the project became operational at a cost of $30 million. [3] [6] In April 2012, International Container Terminal Services acquire 35 percent of the PICT. [7] As of 2012, it has a maximum handling capacity of ...