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Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Government of Pakistan
Type of harbour
Artificial
Land area
12,200 acres
No. of berths
15
Employees
2,000 (1,576 Staff and 279 Officers)
Chairman
Rear Admiral (R) Syed Hasan Nasir Shah, HI(M)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals
1709 (FY 2020-21)[3]
Annual cargo tonnage
58 million metric revenue tons including 21.62 million MT of dry cargo and 19.968 million MT of liquid cargo (FY 2020-21)
Annual container volume
1,258,000 [TEU]s with tonnage of 16.405 million MT (FY 2020-21)
Tidal Variation
0.5 to 3.5m (at channel mouth and port)[4]
Deadweight Tonnage
75,000 DWT[5]
Ranking
121st busiest container port (TEU Container Traffic) in 2007[6]
Website www.pqa.gov.pk
Map of Pakistan, showing Port Qasim and its sister ports of Karachi and Gwadar.
The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Urdu: محمد بن قاسم بندرگاہBandar-gāh Muhammad bin Qāsim), or Qasim Port Authority (Urdu: مقتدرہ قاسم بندرگاہ), also known as Port Qasim, is a deep-water seaport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Maritime Affairs. It is Pakistan's second busiest port, handling about 35% of the nation's cargo (17 million tons per annum). Port Qasim and Karachi Port, the busiest port of the country, together handle almost 90% of all external trade of Pakistan. The remaining maritime trade is routed through Gwadar Port.
The port encompasses a total area of 12,000 acres (49 km2) wherein many industrial zones operate. In addition to the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and KESC Bin Qasim Power Plant, around 80% of the Pakistan's automotive industry is located at Port Qasim. The port also provides direct waterfront access to two major nearby industrial areas, Export Processing Zone (Landhi) and Korangi Industrial Area. Approximately 60% of country's export and import is originated from these areas. Port Qasim is managed by Port Qasim Authority, a semi-autonomous government body.[7]
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^Port Qasim – Operational Statistics (FY 2016-17 to 2021-21)
^"Port Qasim – Introduction". Archived from the original on 11 December 2009.
^"Presentation on 'Ports of Pakistan' by Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan".
^World Port Rankings – 2007 Archived 7 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine – Port Industry Statistics – American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – Updated 1 May 2007
^"15.4 metres long ship docked at Karachi port: spokesperson". 11 June 2019.
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