Port Qasim’s upgrade to boost cement exports
Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has announced a series of initiatives to boost cement and clinker exports by improving port infrastructure and operational capacity, with a special focus on Port Qasim.
Presiding over a meeting on Tuesday, he said a subcommittee representing all major ports, headed by Port Qasim Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Syed Moazzam Ilyas, had finalized key recommendations to accelerate export capabilities.
The minister stressed the urgent need to expedite the construction of two additional multi-purpose berths at Port Qasim, which would significantly enhance the port’s capacity to handle export cargo.
He said plans were also underway to build a new storage facility at Port Qasim with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes to support export logistics. The project is expected to start by the end of 2025 after completion of the necessary formalities. He announced that permanent repair work on the existing storage infrastructure would be carried out and completed within the next four to five months to ensure smooth export operations.
In another development, the Port Qasim Authority will collaborate with the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association on the possible use of the currently underutilized Sahiwal berth for clinker exports.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
