Article on Pakistan Deep Water Container Port

8/6/2019 Article on Pakistan Deep Water Container Port

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Pakistan Deep Water Container Port at Keamari Groyne,KARACHI

www.kpt.gov.pk

Pakistan Deep Water Container Port at Keamari Groyne, Karachi


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Chairperson KPT, Mrs. Nasreen Haque

Port, Shipping and Container TerminalsThe efficient management of a huge and vital national organization like

Karachi Port Trust requires a person with a combination of the outstanding

leadership qualities, a vast experience of complex institutions, professional

acumen, personal charisma

and above all unflagging

energy and power of

endurance. Mrs Nasreen Haq

assumed charge as

Chairperson on 9th June 2008

possesses these qualities in

abundance. The first women

to be appointed as

Chairperson in history of ports

in Pakistan, she is a senior

civil servant who has served

many years in challenging

institutions such as Pakistan Railways, Export Promotion Board, Port

Qasim Authority, Mass Urban Transportation, where she acquired her

considerable experience in logistics and commerce. At PQA she was

exemplary in the management of vital issues relating to the port besides

being actively involved in drafting the first ever shipping policy of Pakistan.

Now at helm of the affairs of the

premier port of the country, she

displays the same unique combination

of personal and professional ability.

On her direction the port not only

successfully weathered the global

recession but continues to grow and

develop the remarkable way achieving

many unprecedented milestones.


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Pakistan Deep Water Container Port at Keamari Groyne is

taking its shape.

Cargo Village in KPT s Western backwaters

KPT is investing US$ 300m in the infrastructure development of this

mega project and has awarded contract for Dredging and Reclamation

Works to M/s CWE of China. The project ground breaking ceremony wasperformed by the

Prime Minister of

Pakistan, on 18th

April 2009. Under

the agreement, the

CWE is carrying out

32 million cubic

meters of dredgingand 8 million cubic meters of reclamation works.

The contract for Marine Protection Works has been awarded to China

Harbour Engineering Company, which includes construction of three

breakwaters including sand dykes to cater to the needs of the new deep

water navigation channel and basin for the PDWCP harbour. The contract

for construction of quay wall for four berths has also been awarded to the

same company. The Container Terminal will have both the road and railhinterland connections which will also include connection with the proposed

Cargo Village at Western Backwaters.

A vast backup area in the vicinity of the Port has been earmarked for

Cargo Village. 1500 acres of land is

planned to be reclaimed to undertake

activities for containerized, general

and bulk cargo, export processing

zone, Industrial zone, customs and

other related facilities. The cargo

village will have its own 2 km quay

wall for berthing of ships with 16m

draft. It will also have connectivity

with M-10 ie. Northern Bypass and

Lyari Express Way. Infrastructure development cost of the project is USD

400 M. Detailed design of the project has been completed. Pre-


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PORT BRIDGE OVER CHANNEL CROSSING

Two new 70 tons bollard pull ASD

shipping tugs have been acquired

from Turkey

qualification of contractors for Dredging & Reclamation works has been

invited. It will be funded through Public Private Partnership.

Karachi Port has initiated

many port connectivity projects. The

Connectivity to M-10 (Northern

Bypass) and Lyari Expressway as

well as internal road and rail links of

the Cargo vil lage have been

planned. Similarly, the Pakistan

Deep Water Container Port will belinked with railway and a cross

channel bridge connecting the new

deep draft terminal with Manora

Island, Cargo Village and Northern Bypass.

Lately, the port has seen regular arrival of large container ships

carrying 6000 TEUs (Twenty Feet Equivalent Container Unit). This has

been facilitated by two 70 ton bollard pull shipping tugs recently acquired

from Turkey. The deepening of channel was also a major factor in firming

up this service as previously owners of larger vessels were reluctant to

dock at Karachi Port.


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Completion of KICT Phase III and ten years of

Terminal Operation in Karachi Port celebrated.

The success of Landlord port strategy, which KPT has adopted is

evident from the performance of

private sector container terminalsnamely the KICT and the PICT.

They have made remarkable

progress since their inception and

provide excellent rail and road

connections to Pakistan s major

upcountry industrial and

manufacturing zones. Major

shipping lines calling at theseterminals are APL, COSCO, MOL, Yang Ming, Evergreen, HMM,

Samudera, NYK, Maersk, OOCL, Hanjin, TS Line, Hamburg Sud, MISC,

UASC, SS, MSC, HLL, KKK, WAN HAI, FRS, FCL, ENC etc

The port now has super post panamax cranes with a reach of

handling 22 containers across the ship. The port provides round the clock

safe navigation for all vessels including tankers up to 95,000 DWT. The

port facilities are very well backedup with goods transit and storage

areas, for handling, storage and

clearance of cargo.

On completion of three

development phases each, the

PICT and KICT, have a collective

quay wall of 1573 meters with 13.5

and 14 meters draft berths at PICT

and KICT respectively. Their

collective container throughput is

1.15 million TEUs. The Karachi Port had a record handling of containers in

the concluding financial year, as 1.250 million TEUs (Twenty Foot

Equivalent Units) were handled.


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PICT received two additional STS Gantry

cranes & 10 RTGs in 2009.

KICT has completed over 11 years of operation and made a foreign

investment of US$ 120 million. Its Phase-III enhanced facilities were

inaugurated by Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Yousuf Raza Gillani in Nov2008.

PICT is the first container terminal owned

and operated by Pakistanis. It has handled

41% of TEUs (512,599 containers) during

the period 2008-09. It has ship to shore

gantry cranes which can lift two empty

containers at the same time, therebydoubling empty container moves. Navis

N4 terminal operating system has

automated the yard and vessel planning.

PICT is also developing Inland Container

Depot to enhance terminal capacity. PICT is a US $ 75 million project on

BOT basis.

Both the Container terminals have

advance container scanner system

using high-energy X-ray imaging

technology for detecting smuggled

weapons and drugs. The construction of

this facility has significantly increased

the capacity of the Port for effective

control on the movement of contra band

items.

The long list of other port projects include inauguration of cement

silos, keel laying of two pusher tugs and a dredge tender being built by

KS&EW, reconstruction of berths 10-14 with quay wall of 776 meters,

which commenced in March 2008 & expected completion period is 3 years.

The cost of 1st phase of five berths is Rs.5.5 Billion. The reconstruction of

four more berths (15-17A) with quay wall length of 922 meters is also

planned at estimated cost of Rs. 6 billion.

Container scanning systems are fully

operational in PICT and KICT.


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On 21st January 2010, 1.87-Kilometer-long newly laid railway track for

the transportation of bulk coal from Groyne Yard at Karachi Port became

operational with the departure of thefirst coal train . The railway line has

been laid at a cost of 55.54 million

rupees. Initially one coal carrying

train would be operated daily and

subsequently the frequency would

increase to three-four trains daily.

KPT is handling 3.6 million tons of

coal annually.

KPT has re-invigorated the marketing department of the port and has

successfully progressed in harnessing new businesses for the port. The

KPT s Human Resources Department has been re-organized on the

modern lines to create effectiveness and efficiency. KPT is establishing

200,000 gallons capacity De-Salination Plant at Manora. Similarly,

reconstruction of jetties for the Fishermen of Baba and Bhit Island has also

been planned. KPT has gone out of the way and taken in hand thedredging programme of Pasni Fish Harbour making the harbour useable for

navigation of fishing boats of Baluchistan province. The food court project,

envisaged for the setting up of a world class food court on BOT basis for

twenty years, will be inaugurated shortly. The facility has been planned in

the vicinity of KPT s Native Jetty Bridge and Jinnah BridgeRotary.

While responding to market demands and with the approval of

present Government, KPT has reduced its port charges and is offering

services comparable to other ports of the region. The port being the

principal port is playing a special role in the national development process

by attracting private sector investments for major development projects.

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