Gawadar

A Gateway to CARs
(Central Asia Republic)

Pearls

Umer Safdar
Shiraz Khalid
Sadia Razaak
Roshan Akber

Location

Location
Located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf and
about 460 kms from Karachi .
Gawadar is located on the western end of
coast of Balochistan and have 600 K m
long coastline along the Mekran coast of
the Arabian Sea;

History
Development of a deep-water port along the coast
of Balochistan has been under consideration by
the Government since 1965.
Hostile activities in 1965 and 1971, when the
only port of Karachi, which catered for the entire
trade of Pakistan, because vulnerable to
aggression and was further supplemented by
Indias missile attack on Kemari oil installation
area

History
In 1965, the government of Pakistan
constituted a five members committee
headed by Rear admiral (Retd) Akbar H.
Khan.
The committee identified eight possible
sites that were Gadani, Somiani, Ormara,
KhorKalmat, Pasni, Hingol, Gawadar,
and Jiwani.

History
Ports Master Plan studies considered an alternate to
the Persian Gulf Ports to capture the transit trade of
the Central Asian Republic (CARs)
The ADB studies, however considered Gwadar to have
the most advantageous location for such an alternative
port in the region, which could handle mother ships
and large oil tankers in due course

History
Technical and financial feasibilities therefore
were under taken resulting in decisions for the
development of Gwadar Port by the Govt. of
Pakistan
The Project started on 22 March 2002, is on
fast track and will Inshaullah complete in
schedule time i.e. March 2005.

Benefits
Besides the Geostrategic importance mentioned earlier,
some of the evident economic benefits of the
development of Gwadar Port are
Capitalize on opportunities for trade with landlocked
Central Asian States and Afghanistan
Promote trade and transport with Gulf States.
Trans-shipment essentially of containerized cargo.
Unlock the development potential of hinterland.

Benefits
Diversion of influx of human resources from up
country to Gwadar instead of Karachi.
Economic uplift of the province of Balochistan.
Establishment of shipping related industries.
Oil storage, refinery and petrochemicals
Export Processing and Industrial Zones
Reduce congestion & dependency on existing
Ports Complex at Karachi/PQA.

Benefits
Will become a Regional Hub for major trade
and commercial activities.
Serve as an alternate port to handle Pakistani
trade in case of blockade of existing ports.
To help the PN.

Scope of Work
The development of Gwadar Deep Sea Port as
per approved PC-I and Master Plan is to be
undertaken in two phases

Phase-I will comprise of

3 Multipurpose Berths
Length of Berths 602m
4.5 Km long Approach Channel Dredged to
11.5m-12.5m
Turning Basin 450m dia
One 100m Service Berth

Phase - I
Related port infrastructure and port handling equipment
& Pilot Boat, Tugs, Survey Vessel etc
The port will be equipped with the essential port
handling equipment and other infrastructure required for
smooth operations of a modern port..
On completion of Phase-I, the Port will handle Bulk
Carriers of up to 30,000 DWT and Container Vessels of
25,000 DWT. Phase-I will be completed at a cost of
Rs.14.9 Billion (US$. 248/- Million) and will complete in
36 months i.e. March 2005

Phase II
This Phase of the Project is planned to be built on
BOO/BOT basis at an estimated cost US$. 600 Million.
It will comprise of 9 additional berths as per following
details
4 Container Berths
1 Bulk Cargo Terminal (to handle 100,000 DWT ships).
1 Grain Terminal
1 Ro-Ro Terminal
2 Oil Terminals to handle 200,000 DWT ships

Phase- II
Phase II of the project involves construction of more
berths on BOT basis including two container berths,
one bulk cargo terminal, one grain terminal with
capacity handling vessels up to 100,000 DWT, one roll
on/ roll off terminal, two oil piers for vessels up to
200,000 DWT and future expansion of two container
berths. On completion of the project, Gwadar Deepsea port would be on of the worlds most strategically
located port in this part of the world

Phase- II
Phase II of the project involves construction of more
berths on BOT basis including two container berths,
one bulk cargo terminal, one grain terminal with
capacity handling vessels up to 100,000 DWT, one roll
on/ roll off terminal, two oil piers for vessels up to
200,000 DWT and future expansion of two container
berths. On completion of the project, Gwadar Deepsea port would be on of the worlds most strategically
located port in this part of the world

Cost of The Project

Total amount equivalent to Rs 14.9 Billion (248
million US dollars) were approved by ECNEC
for Phase-I of the project.
The financial agreement for development of
Phase-I was signed with the Govt. of China on
10 August 2001 under which the Chinese will
provide US$. 198 Million and the Govt. of
Pakistan will provide US$. 50 Million

Chinese

Grant US$ 18 Million.

New Grant Assistance US$ 31 Million
New Interest Free Loan US$ 31 Million
Govt. Loan US$ 58 Million
Buyers Credit US$ 60 Million
Total US $ 198.00 Million

Pakistani
Rs. 3000 Million (US 50.00 Million) in Local
Currency

Additional Development Cost:

Additional development costs were also
envisaged for Electrical Supply 132 KV
Transmission Line from Turbat to Gwadar at an
approx cost Rs.360.00 million and a Railway
line from Gwadar-Panjgoor-Dalbandin (515 Km)
at approx cost of Rs.8, 500 million. This is
however not a part of the sanction to the
Gwadar Port Development Authority

Human Resource
The Chinese have mobilized 450 personal from
China and hired 512 local workmen as per
following detail
Chinese: 450
Pakistani: 512

Land Resource
Gwadar Master Plan envisages development of about
18,600 hectares of land for this project including the
followings
Port development in Phase 1 & 11 on 400 hectares
An Export Processing Zone of 74 hectares located on
land adjacent to the port in East Bay
A Special Industrial Zone of about 4,000 hectares lying
to the north of the town
An oil refinery of 1,000 hectares located to the north
east of the town, linked to the proposed oil terminal by
an underground pipeline across East Bay

Potential Projects at GWADAR Port

Fish Processing.
Shrimp farming, Shrimp /Lobsters
Crabs processing
Training services in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Cold storages, Ice factories
Port Management projects.
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants for
profitable purpose

Potential Projects at GWADAR Port

Hotels Restaurants & Resorts

Business Development
Date Processing
Service Provider
Canned food, Gravel Crush plant
Oil Palm cultivation (Govt. of Balochistan can
provide land on easy terms)
Water sports center and recreation facilities.

Potential Projects at GWADAR Port

Marine & Automobile repair workshop

Cluster for Internet service providers
Renewable Energy; wing, solar- IPP
Warehouses
Clearing & Forwarding agency
Boat building & naval architecture institute
Hospitals & Clinics
Oil Storage tankers
Re-rolling Mills
Ferry Service for Karachi Ormara-Pasni- Gwadar and up to Oman
and Dubai