Qasim’s Terminal 2 opens

DP World’s new container terminal in Port Qasim near Karachi in Pakistan has officially opened, extending capacity at the port to 1.2m teu from around 900,000 teu.

This marks the conclusion of the first of DP World’s planned three-phase development at the port. DP World Karachi is Pakistan’s first dedicated international container terminal and is at both the gateway market as well as becoming a transit facility for upcountry Pakistan and Afghanistan.

 

Built on 13 hectares of reclaimed land, Terminal 2’s quay is 670m long with three gantry cranes capable of handling vessels of around 6700 teu capacity, and six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.

 

Terminal 2 will be developed in a further two phases of heavy duty pavement expansion over a period of several years in line with market demand. When completed this will be the largest ever investment in the port sector in Pakistan.
(Source:http://www.portstrategy.com)