THE PORT OF KARACHI;
The port of karachi is the largest and busiset seaport of pakistan handling about 60% of the nation's cargo 25 million tons per annum. It is located close to the central busniess district CBD and several industrial areas of the city,.The geographic position of the port places it is in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the strait of hoemuz.the administration of the port is carried out by the karachi port trust which was established in the nineteenth century...
In 1974 karachi became the capital of the new nation of pakistan resulting in growth in population as it absorbed hundreds of thousands of years.
Although the capital moved to islamabad in 1950 karachi remains the economic centre of pakistan accounting for the largest proportion of national GDP based in part on the commerce conducted through the part of karachi and port qasim....
The karachi port comprises a deep natural harbour with an 11 kilometer approach channel which provides safe navigation for vessel up to 75,000 metric tons deadweight DWT.The main areas of port activity are two wharves;East wharf with seventeen vessel berths and west wharaf with thirteen vessel berths.The two wharves each include a container terminal.
Karachi international container terminal KICT opened in 1996 at west wharf berths 28/30.It has a handling capacity of 300,000 TEUs per annum and handles container ships up to 11 meter draught.The total quay length is 600 meters divided into two containers berths.The terminals is equipped with three panamax cranes and one post panamax crane.........
Pakistan international container terminal PICT opened in 2002 at east wharf berths 6/9.It has a handling capacity of 350,000 TEUs per annum and handles container ships up to 11.5 meter draught.The total quay length is 600 meters divided into two container berths.The terminal is equipped with two panamax cranes......
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