Port Qasim
| Port Muhammad Bin Qasim | |
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The official logo of Port Qasim Authority (PQA)
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 Pakistan
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| Location | Karachi, Sindh |
| Coordinates | 24°46′N 67°20′E / 24.767°N 67.333°ECoordinates: 24°46′N 67°20′E / 24.767°N 67.333°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | September 1980 |
| Owned by | Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Government of Pakistan |
| Type of harbor | Artificial |
| Land area | 12,200 acres |
| Available berths | 12 |
| Employees | 1,855 (1,576 Staff and 279 Officers) |
| Chairman | Agha Jan Akhtar |
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| Vessel arrivals | 1,238 (FY 2008-09) |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 16.6 million metric revenue tons including 5.429 million MT of dry cargo and 11.185 million MT of liquid cargo (FY 2008-09) |
| Annual container volume | 681,000 [TEU]s with tonnage of 8.419 million MT (FY 2008-09) |
| Tidal Variation | 0.5 to 3.5m (at channel mouth and port) |
| Deadweight Tonnage | 75,000 DWT |
| Ranking | 121st busiest container port (TEU Container Traffic)in 2007 |
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Website www.pqa.gov.pk |
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The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Urdu: بندر گاہ محمد بن قاسم Bandar-gāh Muhammad bin Qāsim), also known as Port Qasim, is a deep-water seaport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea. It is Pakistan's second busiest port, handling about 35% of the nation's cargo (17 million tons per annum). Port Qasim and Karachi Port, the busiest port of country, together handle more than 90% of all external trade of Pakistan.
The port encompasses a total area of 12,000 acres (49 km2) wherein many industrial zones operate. In addition to the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and KESC Bin Qasim Power Plant, around 80% of the Pakistan's automotive industry is located at Port Qasim. The port also provides direct waterfront access to two major nearby industrial areas, Export Processing Zone (Landhi) and Korangi Industrial Area. Approximately 60% of country's export and import is originated from these areas. Port Qasim is managed by Port Qasim Authority, a semi-autonomous government body.
In the 1970s, as a part of Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's program for economic reforms and establishment of heavy industries, country’s first steel mill (Pakistan Steel Mills) was established near the southern city of Karachi. A purpose-built specialised port facility was also decided to be established for bulk handling of the massive imports of raw materials for steel production by the Pakistan Steel Mill of Pakistan. In addition to the future economic demands and strategic needs, this port was also meant to relieve congestion at the only seaport Karachi Port of the country. This port was named as Port Muhammad bin Qasim (also known as Port Qasim), after the Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim who conquered Daybul and the coastal areas of Sindh around 712 CE.
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