Global InformationGwadar Port information
| Gwadar Port گوادر بندرگاہ | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Location | Gwadar, Balochistan |
| Coordinates | 25°06′38″N 62°20′23″E / 25.1105°N 62.3396°E |
| UN/LOCODE | PK GWD[1] |
| Details | |
| Built | Phase I: (2002–2030) 12.5 meters (41 feet) max draft (hull) of channels Phase II: (2030–2037) 20.5 m (67 ft) max draft of channels Phase III: (2037–2045) 24.5 m (80 ft) max draft of channels |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Operated by | Gwadar Port Authority Maritime Secretary of Pakistan China Overseas Port Holding Company (2016-present) |
| Size | 2,292 Acre Free Trade Area |
| No. of berths | Current: 4 Phase I: 50 by 2030 Phase II: 100 by 2037 Phase III: 150 by 2045 |
| Ship types | Phase I (Current): Bulk carriers of 30,000 Deadweight tonnage (DWT), and container Panamax vessels of 52,000 (DWT) Phase II (Proposed): 200,000 (DWT) Neopanamax vessels Phase III (Proposed): 400,000+ (DWT) Chinamax (Valemax) vessels, and TI-class supertanker |
| Rail lines | Khunjerab Railway (Proposed) |
| Rail gauge | 5 ft 6 in gauge railway (1676 mm) (Proposed) |
| Truck types | Tank truck Karakoram Highway (OBOR) (CPEC) |
| Statistics | |
| Website gwadarport | |
The Gwadar Port (Urdu: گوادر بندرگاہ [ˈɡwaːdəɾ ˈbəndəɾɡaː]) is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan and is under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and operational control of the China Overseas Port Holding Company.[2] The port features prominently in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan, and is considered to be a link between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Maritime Silk Road projects.[3] It is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Turbat, and 170 kilometres (110 mi) to the east of Chabahar Port (Sistan and Balochistan Province in Iran).[4]
Gwadar's potential to be a deep water sea port was first noted in 1954, while the city was still under Omani sovereignty.[5] Plans for construction of the port were not realised until 2007, when the port was inaugurated by Pervez Musharraf after four years of construction, at a cost of $248 million.[6]
In 2015, it was announced that the city and port would be further developed under CPEC at a cost of $1.62 billion,[7] with the aim of linking northern Pakistan and western China to the deep water seaport.[8] The port will also be the site of a floating liquefied natural gas facility that will be built as part of the larger $2.5 billion Gwadar-Nawabshah segment of the Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline project.[9] Construction began in June 2016 on the Gwadar Special Economic Zone, which is being built on 2,292-acre site adjacent to Gwadar's port.[10] In late 2015, around 2000 acre land was leased to a Chinese company for 43 years for the development of Gwadar Special Economy Zone.[11]
Gwadar Port became formally operational on 14 November 2016, when it was inaugurated by Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif; the first convoy was seen off by the then Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif.[12] On 14 January 2020, Pakistan operationalized Gwadar Port for Afghan transit trade.[13] On 31 May 2021, Gwadar Port became fully operational, along with the availability of online booking for the delivery of goods.[14]
- ^ "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations - PAKISTAN". unece.org. UNECE website. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Gwadar Port Pakistan". Gwadarinfo.com website. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Saran, Shyam (10 September 2015). "What China's One Belt and One Road Strategy Means for India, Asia and the World". The Wire (India). Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Gwadar is most feasible option to stimulate regional integration". China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) website. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Gwadar port: 'history-making milestones'". Dawn (newspaper). 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Declan (31 January 2013). "Chinese Company Will Run Strategic Pakistani Port". The New York Times. New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
China paid for 75 percent of the $248 million construction costs,
- ^ "Chinese firm to develop SEZ in Gwadar". China Daily USA. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
China is expected to invest $1.62 billion in the Gwadar project, including construction of an expressway linking the harbor and coastline, a rail link, breakwater and other nine projects expected to be completed in three to five years.
- ^ "Industrial potential: Deep sea port in Gwadar would turn things around". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "China to build $2.5 billion worth LNG terminal, gas pipeline in Pakistan". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Construction of industrial free zone in Gwadar begins". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan hands over 2000 acres to China in Gwadar port city". The Indian Express (newspaper). 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "'Today marks dawn of new era': CPEC dreams come true as Gwadar port goes operational". Dawn (newspaper). 13 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Gwadar port starts handling Afghan transit trade: report". Geo TV News website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Gwadar Port fully operational: Asim Saleem Bajwa". Dunya news. Gwadar, Balochistan. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.