The Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan and is under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and operational control of the China Overseas Port Holding Company.
Gwadar port is the largest deep sea port in the world
Opened: 2002; 21 years ago
Size: 2,292 Acre Free Trade Area
No. of berths: Current: 4 in 2023; Phase I: 50 by 2030; Phase II: 100 by 2037; Phase III: 150 by 2045
Rail gauge: 5 ft 6 in gauge railway (1676 mm) (Proposed)
Rail lines: Khunjerab Railway (Proposed)
Truck types: Tank truck; Karakoram Highway (OBOR) (CPEC)
Which country sold Gwadar?
The Sultan of Oman agreed to hand Gwadar over to Pakistan for Rs. 5.5 billion, at the time equivalent to US$3 million, which was largely paid by Aga Khan IV. In 1952
Gwadar Port Master Plan
A 50-year Port Master Plan was approved for Gwadar Port in 2006 for operation, management and further development. Based on the Master Plan, the operations of the Port were assigned to a Port Operator (PSAI) after ICB under a Concession Agreement for 40 years during 2007. Concession rights were transferred to COPHC in 2013
Location
| Gwadar Port Authority CPEC, Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| https://www.gwadarport.gov.pk/ |