

Balochistan has the potential of mineral and oil resources and increasing the attention of the foreign investor. As well Gwadar has a key route of transportation for Ships passes through strait Hormuz. Due to the strategical location Gwadar port, it connects three major continents Asia, Europe and Africa. Gwadar Port is located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, just outside the Straits of Hormuz, near the key shipping routes in and out of the Persian Gulf. It is about 600 km from Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian border. Gwadar is located on the shore of the Arabian Sea in the Western Province of Balochistan Pakistan. Gwadar port offers 120 number of Berths at the same time.

Gwadar port has 17.1M to the 18.2M depth of seaport. Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port is being developed by China under CPEC with a total investment of $64 billion. The Karachi port and Qasim port serves as a nodal point between Pakitan and the world as well a crucial part in the development of CPEC.
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However, Government concerning on Port Qasim to take full advantage and put it fully optimal once the CPEC is fully operational to increase the capacity of the port. Given the expected rapid growth in demand for port capacity, it is likewise important to continue expanding the capacity of Gwadar port over the coming decades. Against this background, it was deemed timely to construct and inaugurate a third deep-sea port for Pakistan so as to ensure that national development is not hampered by a lack of national port capacity in the future. This is not a problem for cargoes that are linked to industries located near the port, but it carries cost-disadvantages for cargoes that have origins and destinations elsewhere in the world. Karachi port has 33 ships berths to accommodate the ships.In the case of Port Qasim, although having a large physical space for Export & Import, its possible speed of development is hampered by its up-stream location, which is more than 40km from the open sea, resulting in longer turnaround times for visiting ships. Karachi port has 9.4 to 10M depth of seaport.
