Specifically, Karachi Port has critical
physical constraints and won't have the capacity to develop at an
indistinguishable speed from the national development sought after over the
coming decades. These restrictions result essentially from its area, which is
inside the city of Karachi itself, which has seen extremely quick development
over the previous years.
On account of Port Qasim, in spite of
the fact that having a huge physical space for extension, its conceivable speed
of advancement is hampered by its up-stream area, which is more than 40 km from
the vast ocean, bringing about long turnaround times for going to ships. This
is not an issue for cargoes that are connected to enterprises situated close to
the port, however it conveys cost-disservices for cargoes that have roots and
goals somewhere else.
Against this foundation, it was
considered convenient to build and initiate a third remote ocean port for
Pakistan to guarantee that national improvement is not hampered by an absence
of national port limit later on. Given the normal fast development sought after
for port limit, it is in like manner essential to keep extending the limit of
Gwadar port over the coming decades.
Gwadar An introduction:
Area
Gwadar is situated on the shores of the
Arabian Sea in the western territory of Balochistan. It is around 533 km from
Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian outskirt. Gwadar Port is situated at the
mouth of the Persian Gulf, simply outside the Straits of Hormuz, close to the
key delivery courses all through the Persian Gulf.
Gwadar District Demography:
Gwadar region covers a beach front
zone. Primary towns inside this zone are Pasni, Gwadar and Jiwani (close to the
outskirt with Iran)
Ø Evaluated population in 2004: 215,000
(Gwadar area)
Ø Geographic region – 12.637 sq. km.
Ø Population thickness – 14.7 man for
each sq.km
Ø Coast line – around 300 km
Ø Population of Gwadar city – assessed
80,000
Vision and Mission
“Gwadar
deep sea port is the second great monument of Pakistan -China Friendship after
the Karakorma Highway linking Pakistan and China. The foundation stone of the
port was laid by the Chinese vice-premier Wu Bangguo in March 2002
. With the completion of the first
phase of the port, Gwadar, a small fishing village has become one of the most
important towns of region and is poised to become one of the most important and
modern cities of the Middle East, West Asia and the South Asia.
Gwadar port will become gateway port
for Pakistan and the region and a world class maritime hub. Gwadar Port is to
Complement Karachi Port and Port Qasim in order to stimulate economic growth of
Pakistan and in particular Balochistan utilizing the available resources of the
country and also providing an outlet for land locked Central Asian Countries
western China and Afghanistan through transit trade and offering transshipment
facilities.