Port Overview Description and Contacts of Key Companies Port Performance Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges Berthing Specifications General Cargo Handling Berths Container Facilities General Cargo Handling Berths Customs Guidance
Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database website information on Port of Gwadar
Port Overview
PORT LOCATION & CONTACTS
Country Pakistan
Province and District Baluchistan
Town or City (Closest) Gwadar
Port Name Gwadar Port
Latitude 25.12249951
Longitude 62.320165386
Company / Port Authority Gwadar Development Authority & China Overseas Port Holding Company
Management Contact and Position Director General Operation (GPA)
Management Contact and Position Operation Manager – COPHC and GILLT
Page 1 Currently, Pakistan has two operational international deep-sea ports: Karachi Port and Port Qasim. During the coming years, their capacity expansion programs are unlikely to keep pace with the expected growth in demand, resulting in a need for a third port to fill the gap. In particular, Karachi Port has significant limitations mainly due to its location within the populous Karachi city and will not be able to keep up with the ever growing demand in the coming decades.
In the case of Port Qasim, although having substantial space for expansion, its pace of development is hampered by its up-stream location, which is more than 40 km from the open sea, resulting in long turnaround time for incoming ships. This is not an issue for cargoes that are linked to industries located near the port, but it has cost implications for cargoes that have origins and destinations elsewhere.
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. 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. In 2007, the Gwadar Port was inaugurated and started functioning. It is situated on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the city of Gwadar, located in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan. The port is located roughly 620 km from Pakistan's largest city and economic hub, Karachi, and is approximately 120 km from the Iranian border. It is administratively managed by the Gwadar Port Authority, however, operationally it has been handed over to a Chinese company, China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC). The Gwadar Port, currently has three 200 Meter long conventional berths with a turning basin of 45 m diameter and a 4.5 KM approach channel that is dragged to 12.5 meters. The port also has all necessary handling equipment including tug boats, pilot boats survey vessels, etc.
Expansion under CPEC
Under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor plan, COPHC will expand Gwadar Port with the construction of nine new multipurpose berths on 3.2 KM of seafront to the east of the existing multipurpose berths. COPHC will also build cargo terminals in 12 km of land to the north and northwest of the site along the shoreline of the Demi Zirr bay. In addition, the Gwadar Port dredging project will deepen approach channels to a depth of 14 meters from the current 12.5 meter depth that will enable docking of larger ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to 70,000 at Gwadar Port. It is estimated that till date, the port has handled over one million ton of cargo which mainly include construction material for other CPEC projects. COPHC plans to eventually expand the port's capacity to up to 400 million tons of cargo per year. Long terms plans for Gwadar Port require a total of 100 berths to be developed by 2045.
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
For information on Port of Gwadar contacts details, please see the following link: 4.3 Pakistan Port and Waterways Company Contact List
Port Performance
The Gwadar Port has been underutilized for commercial import and export since its development due to reasons such as distance from the market places of the country, security and services availability, etc. Gwadar Porthas so far only handled government Imports of Wheat Grain (2008) and Fertilizers (2008 -2014) while currently post-handover to COPHC, it’s only handling project cargo for its own infrastructure development and expansion projects. During 2017, the Port has received 145 TEUs (20 feet containers - Project Cargo), and no general cargo vessel. Nonetheless, with the completion of few development project by 2019, the Port is expected to start functioning at its full capacity. A weekly feeder service to Jabel Ali of COSCO, shipping line, is also expected to start, however, for the time being no other shipping line except the Chinese and Arabs have expressed their interest.
PERFORMANCE FOR YEAR: 2017
Vessels calls 09
Container traffic (TEUs) 145
Total cargo handling (metric tonnes) Approx. 3,600 MT
Total annual capacity of the port
CAPACITY for YEAR: 2017 Bulk Container Conventional
mt / Year TEU’s / mt / Year Year
Export activity of the Port None None None
Import activity of the port Approx. 3,600 145 MT
Current yearly import by Humanitarian Organizations (break by organization if possible) through that None None None port
Top 1 Organization , GOP None None None
Page 2 Top 2 Organization COPHC Approx. 3,600 145 None MT
Imported for this LCA Country None None None
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
Pilotage fees: Piloting service, unlike other ports in Pakistan, are provided by the terminal handling company i.e. Gwadar International Terminal Ltd. (GITL). The charges are 100 USD one way.
Tug services similarly, tugging services are also provided by the terminal at the rate of 970 USD, one way.
Mooring services: Currently, mooring services are made part of tugging services, however, in the future tariff may include separate rates.
Supply of fresh water: A desalination plant has been set-up at Gwadar Port to supply 100,000 gallons/day of drinking water to ships at Gwadar Port.
Laying up of Vessels
Formulation of rates for laid-up vessel is in progress.
Berthing Specifications
PORT SPECIFICATIONS
TOTAL BERTHS: Quantity Length (m) Draft (m)
Conventional Berths 03 General Purpose 200 m Each 12.5
Container Berths 01/03 200 m 12.5
Bulk Oil Jetties None
Cased Oil Jetties None
Bulk Cement Berths The Same berth are used
Lighterage & Dhow (other) Wharves
Explosives Jetty None
Berthing Tugs & Mooring Boats 2
Pilot Boats 1
Water Barges 0
Police Boats 1
Anti-pollution Boats 0
Speed Boats 1
General Cargo Handling Berths
PORT CARGO EQUIPMENT (OPERATIONAL)
Appliance Quantity Capacity
Rail Mounted Cranes 02 40 Tons 40 Meter
Rail Mounted Cranes 02 10 Tons 33 Meters
Page 3 Rail Mounted Crane 01 20 Tons 33 Meters
RTGs Cranes 02 40 Tons
Mobile Cranes 02 10 Tons
Refrigeration Container Sockets 400 Sockets
Power House Main Generators 03 1.5 MW Each
Power House Emergency Generator 01 116 KW
Fork lift trucks 12 5 Tons
Container Reach Stackers 02 40 Tons
Container tractors 06
Container semi-trailers 04 1 FEU
Truck 04 25 Tons Flat bed
Trucks 04 10 Tons Flat bed
Hopper and Bagging Plants 08 6X6 and 50 tons/hour
Weighing bridges 02 80 Tons
Oil Tanker 01
Fire engines 02
Container Facilities
CONTAINER FACILITIES
20ft (TEUs) 40ft (FEUs)
Container facilities Yes Yes
Daily off-take capacity 250 TEUs Approx. 200 FEUs Approx.
Container Freight Stations (CFS) Yes Yes
Number of CFS None None
Capacity of CFS None None
Refrigerated Container Stations Yes Yes
Number of Stations (connection points) 400 Points
General Cargo Handling Berths
General Cargo - Imports Berths
Imports – Bagged Cargo 02
Exports – Bagged Cargo 02
Page 4 Imports – Steel Goods 02
Imports & Exports – Ro-Ro 01
Imports – Vehicles None
Others Imports
Oil Handling Terminal
None
Multipurpose Terminal
One
Grain / Bulk Handling
Since the establishment of the Port, Gwadar Port has only handled 70,000 of Wheat Grain and around 500,000 tons of fertilizer.
Main Silo Terminal
None
Main storage terminal
3,000 SqM Covered Warehouse
Containerized Cargo Handling Charges
(TEUs) (FEUs)
Terminal Handling Charges 40 USD 50 USD
Containers handled via a conventional ship 40 USD 50 USD
Containers handled on a Ro-Ro basis No tariff available No tariff available
Empty containers
Transshipment containers, overland containers, containers
shipped & re-landed or landed & re-shipped or shifted from hold to hold
Customs Guidance
For more information on customs in Pakistan, please see the following link: 1.3 Pakistan Customs Information
Page 5 Customs Information
Document Generally, MCC Gwadar requires all the certificate and document applicable as per Pakistan Custom Act i.e. Original Exemption Requirements Certificate, Original Bill of Lading, Packing List, Commercial Invoice, Hallal Certificate, PSQCA Certificate for Edible Oil and Phytosanitary Certificate for Plants and Plant Products
Embargoes Same as Karachi and Port Qasim
Prohibited Mainly Pork and Alcohol, however, Pakistan Customs Act and Import policy includes the list of certain none food items too. Items
General As per the import policy Restrictions
Customs Clearance Document Requirements (by commodity)
Food NFI (shelter, Medicines Vehicles Staff Telecom wash, and Spare (office) Equipment education) Parts Supplies
D&T Exemption YES YES YES YES YES YES Certificate
Invoice YES YES YES YES YES YES
AWB/BL/Other YES YES YES YES YES YES Transport Document
Donation/Non- NO NN NO NO NO NO Commercial Certificate
Packing List YES YES YES YES YES YES
Phytosanitary YES (Not for Processed Food) NO NO NO NO NO Certificate
Other Documents PCQCA Certification of OIL, Hallal Goods BBD Certificate, Production NO NO Detailed Certificate, BBD Certificate Specification and Analysis Certificate Goods Specification
Additional Note
Customs at Gwadar Port is well conversant with the procedure of clearance of exempted cargo. Nonetheless, two very important federal departments (Plant Protection and Pakistan Standards Quality Control authority) do not have their presence at Gwadar Port, and in case of any arrival of food especially plant products inspectors from Karachi would have to be taken to Gwadar that may cause additional time and cost for Clearance.
Customs at Gwadar doesn’t use the WeBOC for the time being, hence, their procedural turnaround time is almost double than Karachi and Port Qasim.
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