Gwadar Port

Gwadar Port
View of Phase 1 of Gwadar Port
Facility information
Location	Gwadar, Balochistan,  Pakistan
Constructed	Phase I: 2002-2006 Phase II: 2007–present
Operator	China Overseas Port Holding Company
Shipping information
No. of berths	Phase I: 4 Phase II: 9 Total: 13
Type of ships:	Phase I: bulk carriers of 30,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT), container vessels of 25,000 DWT Phase II: 200,000 DWT vessels

Coordinates: 25°06′38″N 62°20′23″E / 25.1106°N 62.3396°E / 25.1106; 62.3396

Phase I: 2002-2006

Gwadar Port (Urdu: گوادر بندرگاه ‎; IPA: gʷɑːd̪əɾ bənd̪əɾgɑː) is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The port features prominently in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan, and is considered to be a crucial link between the ambitious One Belt, One Road and Maritime Silk Road projects.

Gwadar's potential to be a deep water sea port was first noted in 1954, while the city was still under Omani suzerainty. Plans for construction of the port were not realised until 2007, when the port was inaugurated by Parvez Musharraf after four years of construction, at a cost of $248 million.