PORTS AND HARBOURS

OF PAKISTAN
Presented by Zainulabdin (k21CE061)
Larosh Khan (k21CE113)
Sammad Khan (K21CE114)
Ghullam Nabi Chopan (K21CE029)
 CONTENTS :-
 Harbours of Pakistan
 7 major ports in Pakistan
 Keti Bandar port
 Muhammad Bin Qasim port
 Karachi port
 Ormara seaport
 Pasni seaport
 Gawadar seaport
 Jiwani seaport
HARBOUR:-
Harbour is a structure that
partially encloses a portion of
water.
Provides shelter to marine vessels
from:-
• Strong winds
• Tides
• Waves
 EVERY PORT IS A
HARBOUR:-
• Harbour is an enclosed area where there is storage, refuelling, loading and unloading of
cargo facilities. A port is a harbour which provides all facilities for the transfer of cargo as
well as passengers. So all the ports are harbours.
PORT:-
.A port is a location on a coast or
shore containing one or more
harbors where ships can dock and
transfer people or cargo to or from
land. Port locations are selected to
optimize access to land and
navigable water for commercial
demand, and for shelter from wind
and water.
• Pakistan has 1046 Km of Coastline along the Arabian sea. Having
several big and small ports in its Coastal region.
7 MAJOR SEAPORTS OF PAKISTAN:-
Keti Bandar seaport
Muhammad Bin Qasim port
Karachi seaport
Ormara seaport
Pasni seaport
Gawadar seaport
Jiwani seaport
 KETI BANDAR PORT:-
A port on the Arabian sea, in the thatta 
yet to develop into a major port under the
district, Sindh. Pakistan-China Economic corridor project.
The port was built on the remains of the Keti Bandar once a vast area of crops
oldest seaport of Debal where Muhammad including banana, rice, and betel leaf is
bin Qasim and his Army arrived from Iraq. facing decreased water levels in the Indus
Location:- Keti Bandar is approximately river and thus the residents are completely
150 highway kilometers from Karachi with a dependent on fishing for a living.
driving time of around 3.5 to 4 hours.
images.jpg
 PORT MUHAMMAD BIN
QASIM:-
Pakistan’s second busiest and deepest port.
The port is situated in the Indus delta region at a distance of 28 nautical miles
southeast of Karachi.
Port is managed by the secretary to the government of Pakistan for maritime
affairs under the banner of the port Qasim Authority.
Currently handles more than 40 % of the seaborne trade of the country. With a
cargo handling capacity of about 17 million tons annually.
Large vessels having 13-meter draught and 347-meter length are handled at
this port.
 KARACHI PORT:-
The port of Karachi is one of South Asia’s largest and busiest deep-water seaports handling about 60% of
the nation’s Cargo ( 25 million tons per annum ).
The port comprises a deep natural harbor with an 11 Km long approach, channel which provides safe
navigation for vessels up to 75000 tons of dead weight.
It is located between the Karachi towns of Kiamari and Saddar, close to the main business district and
several industrial areas.
The two wharves extend in opposite directions; the east wharf is northeast of kiamari island and the west
wharf is southeast of Saddar town.
The maximum depth alongside the berths is currently 11.3 meters.
The administration of the port is carried out by the Karachi port trust, which was established in the
nineteenth century.
 ORMARA
PORT:-
• Ormara port is located on the Makran coastline in Baluchistan.
• This port is also considered strategically important as one of the most strategically important
naval bases of Pakistan – the Jinnah navel base is located there. This port is considered rich
for fishing and has also been linked with China’s Pakistan economic corridor through the
coastal highway of Makran.
PASNI SEAPORT:-

• Pasni seaport is also located along the coastline of Makran in Baluchistan at a

distance of around 300 km away from Karachi This port is also under
development following the decision of the Pakistan government to augment Cargo
activities thereby connecting it with China Pakistan Economic Corridor to make it
fully commercial. Pasni has a fully operational airfield that is used by the Pakistan
air force, Pakistan Navy, and Civil Aviation.
JIWANI PORT:-
• The port is strategically very important as it adjoins the delivery lanes from and to the Persian
Gulf, owing to its strategic location, this town hosts an airport that has a 5600-foot runway
and a small naval base.
• Pakistan’s maritime sector has been neglected since its creation of Pakistan. Therefore,
maritime facilities like ports are not fully developed to support ongoing economic activities in
Pakistan. In fact, the lack of maritime focus is further thwarting the country from tapping its
true maritime economic potential. These ports are not adequately functional to serve the
primary maritime interest of Pakistan. Therefore, the government of Pakistan must take the
required steps to modernize and develop these Ports for proper Utilization of their true
strategic and commercial potential.
 GAWADAR PORT:-
• Gawadar port is the most discussed port among policymakers, media, and academia in recent
times. This is the deepest sea port in Pakistan and lies at a distance of 400 km from the strait
of Hormuz and 120 km from Iran’s border. The strait of Hormuz is one of the primary
channels in the world for global trade and oil supply. Thus being strategically important for
both China and Pakistan, Gawadar port is undergoing rapid development As a part of
Pakistan China Economic corridor.