Overview:

      Kunxin international container terminal (port code: pkqct)
      QICT= Qasim international container terminal = the port Muhammad bin Qasim = q port = Sapt terminal = South Aisa Pakistan terminals

Karachi Port in Pakistan along the southern coast of India River Delta in the southwest, near the Arabian Sea on the north side, is Pakistan's largest port. It is the national industrial, commercial and cultural center. The industrial output value accounts for 40% of the country's total. The main industries include shipbuilding, steel, machine tools, cement, jute processing, textiles and glass. The port has roads and railways to major cities and industrial and agricultural areas in the country. It is about 13km from the airport . There are regular flights to all parts of the world. It was the capital of Pakistan from 1947-1959. It covers an area of ​​1448 square kilometers (591 square kilometers in the urban area), and has a population of 9.3 million in the urban area (the 1998 census).

Karachi Port-Location

Commercial port in Pakistan and transit port in Afghanistan. Located on the west side of the Indus Delta in the south of the country, southwest of the port city, near the Arabian Sea. It is 507 nautical miles from the Port of Mumbai in the southeast, 1342 nautical miles from Kelunpo, 470 nautical miles from the Port of Oman Qaboos in the west, and 1470 nautical miles from the Port of Aden in the southwest. The railway reaches Peshawar in the north, to Zahedan, Iran and Weiman on the Afghan border. In the port, there is a large harbor basin that extends from the southwest to the northeast, the northeast connects the city, and the southwest connects with the approaching channel extending from the southeast to the northwest. The approaching channel has been dredged to a depth of 10 meters.

Karachi Port-Climate

The port has a tropical desert climate with prevailing west-southwest winds. The annual average temperature is 22~29 degrees Celsius, and there are 28 foggy days a year. The annual average rainfall is 200mm, and there are 14 thunderstorm days. Average tide height: high tide 2.7m, low tide 0.4m.

Karachi Port-Port Facilities

There are 17 berths on the southeast coast of the harbor basin. The total length of the terminal line is 2629 meters, and the front water depth is 8.5-9.7 meters. They are mainly used for loading and unloading of general cargo. Berths 5, 6, and 7 are also used for container loading and unloading, and berths 1 to 4 are also used for loading and unloading containers. Passenger transport. There are 8 berths on the northwestern shore of the harbor basin, with berth lines ranging from 167-213 meters in length and 9.0-9.7 meters in front water depth. They are mainly used for bulk cargo loading and unloading. The berths 23 and 24 in the southwest are also used for container loading and unloading. In order to meet the increasing loading and unloading of containers, the authorities built two dedicated container berths in the 1990s, each with a length of 270 meters and a water depth of 12.8 meters. There are 5 oil berths in the port. In addition to Berth No. 20 of the West Wharf, there are also 2 oil jetties on the east side of the South Approach Channel of the East Wharf. The original oil jetty has 3 oil berths with a total length of 550 meters and a water depth of 11.8 meters along the side; the new oil jetty was built in 1978, with a length of 250 meters, and a reliable 75,000-ton tanker. In addition, there are 3 pontoon berths in the port area, which can accommodate 183-meter-long ships and barge moorings on the waterway outside the oil port area, and can berth 260-meter-long barges. There are about 30 berths in Hong Kong, with an annual throughput of more than 15 million tons, accounting for more than 90% of the country's incoming and outgoing cargo.

• Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) opened in 1996 at Berth 28-30 in the West Terminal. It has a throughput capacity of 300,000 standard containers, and handles 11-meter-long drafts of container ships each year. The total coastline is 600 meters long and is divided into two container berths. The terminal is equipped with three Panamax cranes and one super Panamax crane.
• Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) was at berths 6-9 in Dongcang in 2002. It has an annual throughput capacity of 350,000 TEUs, and handles a draft of a container ship of 11.5 meters long. The total coastline is 600 meters long and is divided into two container berths. The terminal is equipped with two Panamanian cranes.
• A competitor of KICT and PICT near the private aluminum HAMD International Container Terminal (AICT), which opened in 2001 in a site west of the Layari River. Xinde Industry and Trade Village adjacent to AICT, the new truck is on Hawke’s Bay Road, close to the highway RCD, highway and the future Layari bypass.

There are also three liquid cargo loading and unloading berths (oil piers), two ship maintenance docks and shipyards and engineering facilities.The shipyard conducts a 29-hectare shipbuilding and repair site for commercial and military customers (70 acres) in Xicang. These facilities include a large shipbuilding hall, three shipbuilding berths, two dry docks and three foundries.

Karachi Port-Import and Export Cargo

• The port's main export goods include rice, wheat, textiles, carpets, cotton, wool and leather products, and the main import goods include petroleum, machinery, transportation equipment, electrical products, fuel, steel and chemical products.
• More than 95% of Pakistan's foreign trade materials and part of Afghanistan's import and export goods pass through Hong Kong. The main trading partners are the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

Karachi Port-Port Economy

• In 2005, the throughput was 1,024,482TEU, an increase of 20.8% over the previous year, ranking 82nd in the world.
• The 20% growth rate of Karachi Port's throughput has fully demonstrated the development opportunities brought to developing countries after the integration of international container transportation resources.
• Pakistan International Container Terminal and Hutchison Whampoa (Karachi) International Container Terminal are the main container terminals of Karachi Port. Among them, the throughput of Pakistan International Container Terminal in 2005 was 285,000 TEU, which was double that of 2004, and the throughput in 2006 was about 325,000 TEU. Hutchison Whampoa (Karachi) International Container Terminal has also achieved impressive results, with a throughput increase of 15.5%.
• Both Pakistan International Container Terminal and Hutchison Whampoa (Karachi) International Container Terminal are planning to expand. Pakistan International Container Terminal plans to invest 75 million U.S. dollars to expand the third phase of the terminal. The total coastline length will be increased to 600 meters, the draft will reach 13.5 meters, and the yard area will be 22 hectares. In March 2006, the terminal was equipped with a new type of bridge crane with an extension of 54 meters. In September of the same year, 4 bridge cranes and 10 site gantry cranes were added.
• Hutchison Whampoa (Karachi) International Container Terminal plans to expand the third phase of the terminal, with 3 ultra-Panamax bridge cranes, 6 site gantry cranes, 2 span cranes and 2 empty container cranes. After the completion of the project, its throughput Will increase to 1 million TEU.

Remarks: KARACHI has 3 terminals Q/P/K 

1. Karachi International Container Terminal (Port Code: PKKCT)
     KICT=KARACHI INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL=K Port (Old Port)

2. Pakistan International Container Terminal (port code: PKPCT)
     PICT=PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL=P port; 
     KICT and PICT are both in Karachi city, the same customs clearance, customs clearance, trailers are more convenient, the cost is also lower, but the freight rate is higher expensive.

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     Kunxin International Container Terminal (Port Code: PKQCT) QICT=Qasim International Container Terminal=The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim=Q Port;

PORT QASIM is a new port on the outskirts of Karachi. The cost of trailers is high, and customs clearance is troublesome and time-consuming (MAX: 2 days), but the port freight rate is relatively cheap.