History

Over a period of almost half a century, Port Qasim of Pakistan has had a number of achievements and projects for the purpose of boosting the economy of the country.

History of Port Qasim

  • 1973
    Birth of
    PQA

    PQA functions under PQA Act, 1973

  • 1980
    Iron &
    Coal Berth

    Iron & Coal Berth (279 m long) with handling capacity of 3.3 million tonnes per annum for exclusive use of Pakistan Steel Mills.

  • 1981
    Multi Purpose Terminal
    (Marginal Wharves)

    Marginal Wharf comprising four multi-purpose berths in a linear length of 800 meters with handling capacity of 6/7 million tonnes per annum.

  • 1981
    KESC Thermal
    Power Plant

    The plant spread over an area 223 acres of land with 1260 MW power generation capacity has been developed at a cost of Rs.1.4 billion and is operational since 1984.

  • 1993
    Indus Motors
    Automobile Plant

    Developed through joint venture between Toyota Company of Japan and House Habibis of Pakistan at a cost of US$100 million over an area of 105 acres of land, the plant is operational since 1993.

  • 1993
    IFFCO Pakistan

    The refinery is developed over an area of 15 acres at a cost of US$34 million, integrated with its bulk oil terminal. It is operational since 1993 and has manufacturing capacity of 0.4 million tonnes per annum.

  • 1995
    Oil Terminal
    by FOTCO

    FOTCO oil Terminal (280 meters length) with handling capacity of 9 million tonnes.

  • 1997
    First Container Terminal by
    QICT on BOT

    Qasim International Container Terminal 1, 727 meters with handling capacity of 0.6 million TEUs per annum.

  • 1998
    Chemical Terminal by
    EVTL on BOT

    The terminal has been developed to cater for liquid chemical imports by Engro Chemical Pakistan in collaboration with Vopak of Netherlands, on BOT basis. Operational since January 1998, the terminal can accommodate 75000 DWT class vessels with designed capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum.

  • 1998
    Bin Qasim
    Fertilizer Plant

    Developed by Fauji Foundation of Pakistan over an area of 350 acres of land at a cost of US$ 370 million, the plant is operational since 1998.

  • 1998
    PPTA Plant

    Operational since 1998 with designed capacity of 0.43 million tonnes of annual productions, the plant is spread over an area of 150 acres and has been completed at a cost of US$500 million.

  • 1998
    BOC Gases UK

    Established over an area of 10 acres of land, the plant has been developed at a cost of Rs.1.25 billion production hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, etc. The plant is operational since 1998.

  • 1999
    Engro Chemicals (NPK | PLant)

    The facility has been developed over an area of 30 acres of land at a cost of US$ 81 million to produce fertilizers of various types and has been operational since 1999.

  • 2002
    Angro Asahi Polymer Plant

    The plant developed over an area of 30 acres of land at a cost of Rs.560 million to produce various types of Petrochemicals/ Fertilizer is operational since 2002.

  • 2006
    Mapak Edible
    Oil Refinery

    The facility has been developed over an area of 30 acres of land at a cost of US$ 81 million to produce fertilizers of various types and has been operational since 1999.

  • 2007
    LPG Terminal by
    SSGC on BOT

    LPG Terminal (230 meters long) with handling capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum.

  • 2009
    Liquid Cargo Terminal
    by FWQ on BOT

    The terminal with design capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum has been developed in private sector on BOT basis at a cost of US$ 15 million to cater for edible oil imports. LCT has been formally inaugurated on 14th August 2009.

  • 2010
    Grain & Fertilizer Terminal
    by FAP on BOT

    The Grain & Fertilizer Terminal was developed by M/s Fauji Akbar Portia with handling capacity of over 4 million tonnes per annum and has been inaugurated in October 2010. This terminal was created by reclaiming 22 acres of water and has a 300 meter long jetty.

  • 2010
    2nd Container Terminal by
    QICT/DP World on BOT

    2nd container terminal on BOT basis would have capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum. The terminal is designed to accommodate 6,000 TEUs container vessels. The project was started in January 2011.

  • 2015
    LNG Fast Track
    Project

    LNG Fast Track Project by Engro Elengy Terminal Pakistan Ltd., has a Regasification Capacity of 550-690 mmscfd, LNG Storage Capacity of up to 170,000 cubic Meters on FSRU, and loading arm of 8000 cm/h. It has been operational since March 2015.

  • 2017
    Coal & Clinker/Cement
    Terminal

    The Coal, Clinker & Cement Terminal would be country's first dedicated dirty bulk cargo handling facility and is expected to become operational within next three years. It will have a handling capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum with a storage capacity of 0.9 million tons.

  • 2017
    1320 MW Coal Jetty

    1320 MW Coal Jetty by Power China and Al-Mirqaab is a supercritical project, with 70,000 MT Unloading Capacity, on area of 200 acres and operational since August 2017.

  • 2017
    LNG Project
    by PGPL

    LNG Project By Pakistan GasPort Consortium Pvt Ltd, has a Regasification Capacity of 600-750 mmscfd, LNG Storage Capacity of up to 171,000 M3 on FSRU, and is operational since September 2017.

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