🇵🇰 PAKISTAN · SOUTH ASIA / ARABIAN SEA · PKBQM
Port Qasim (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim)
PakistanUNLOCODE: PKBQMContainer / Bulk / Liquid
2nd-busiest Pakistan port (~17 Mt/yr)
~35% of Pakistan's trade
45 km channel; high-tide entry only
Serves Pakistan Steel Mills and 80% of auto industry
Overview
- 2nd-busiest Pakistan port (~17 Mt/yr)
- ~35% of Pakistan's trade
- 45 km channel; high-tide entry only
- Serves Pakistan Steel Mills and 80% of auto industry
- IC3 cargo screening with US CBP
2nd-busiest Pakistan port (~35% cargo, ~17 Mt/yr). With Karachi handles ~90% of Pakistan trade.
Port Identity & Location
- Province
- Sindh
- City
- Karachi (Bin Qasim)
VTS & Communications
- VTS
- Night navigation facility
- Reporting
- ETA required
Pilotage
- Pilotage
- Compulsory; tug assistance available
Anchorages
- Anchorage
- Outer anchorage; high-tide entry only
Channel Depths & Approach
- Channel
- 45 km navigation channel; min depth ~13 m
- Tidal Restriction
- Vessels enter/exit on high tide only
- Max DWT
- 75,000; berths up to ~12 m
- Hazards
- Tidal restriction, Indus Delta silting
Berths & Terminals
- Terminals
- 4-berth Multipurpose (PQA), 5-berth QICT container, Engro Vopak liquid chemical, FOTCO oil terminal
- Industry
- Pakistan Steel Mills, ~80% of auto industry
Documentation & Customs
- Customs
- Pakistan Customs; IC3 cargo screening (with US CBP)
Weather & Tidal
- Tidal
- High-tide-dependent entry; SW monsoon
Security & Hazards (ISPS)
- ISPS
- Compliant
- Hazards
- Tidal channel, silting
Port Authority
- Authority
- Port Qasim Authority (PQA, est. 1980)
- Website
- pqa.gov.pk
SAR & Emergency
SAR Authority
Pakistan Navy / Maritime Security Agency
Ship Services
- Bunkering
- Available
- Fresh Water
- Available
- Tugs
- Available
- Repairs
- Basic
Port Details
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Region
- South Asia / Arabian Sea
- UNLOCODE
- PKBQM
- Type
- Container / Bulk / Liquid
- Website
- pqa.gov.pk
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