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Pakistan’s Ports: deep and efficient

Pakistan’s Ports- deep and efficient

Prior to the pandemic, Pakistan’s ports handled a total trade volume of approximately 110.69 million tons during 2019. In 2020, with COVID-19 slowing the global economy, the volume dropped to 92.85 million tons, thus a difference of about 17.84 million tons or about 16.12% on the volume of 2019. Almost the entirety of the aforementioned volumes were handled by Karachi Port and Port Qasim, both situated at Karachi. Both these …

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An overview of Karachi port – Outstanding performance of KPT’s import and export cargo handling in 2015-16

  The existence of Karachi Port dates back to eighteenth century when Alexander the Great, ended his campaign along the Punjab Rivers and Indus. His Admiral Nearchus, with his fleet, reached Krokala, which is known today as Keamari. Writers like James Rennell (1792) and M. R. Haig (1894) have identified this place in their scripts. Alexander Baillie mentions Arabic Treatise “Mohit” to be used as “Port” for the first time …

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