Govt charts 100-Year maritime roadmap with new coastal complex
MG News | November 03, 2025 at 10:44 AM GMT+05:00
November 03, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan government has unveiled a
century-long roadmap to transform itself into a major global maritime hub under
an ambitious framework titled “Pakistan’s Maritime Century (2047–2147)”,
which includes the establishment of a state-of-the-art Integrated Maritime
Complex and a Rs12 billion
upgrade of Gaddani’s ship recycling facilities along the Balochistan coast.
The long-term vision during the launch of Pakistan
Maritime Week 2025, aims to harness the country’s coastline, ports, and
sea-based resources to drive sustainable economic growth and position Pakistan
as a leading player in the global blue economy, said a press release issued.
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid
Anwar Chaudhry said the initiative is built on five pillars expanding port
capacity, modernizing the national shipping fleet, developing shipbuilding and
recycling facilities, promoting green maritime technology, and investing in
human resource development.
The Integrated Maritime Complex will house
shipbuilding, recycling, and green technology units, laying the foundation for
Pakistan’s industrial and environmental transformation in the maritime domain.
The Gaddani
project, already underway with an investment of Rs12bn, will
modernize ship recycling facilities along the coast, while an endowment
education fund will support children from port communities to ensure they
benefit directly from the sector’s growth.
Under the same vision, the Pakistan National Shipping
Corporation (PNSC) will expand its fleet to 30 ships within a year and 60
ships over the next three years to cut the country’s $5bn annual sea freight
bill and achieve self-sufficiency in maritime logistics.
Chaudhry emphasized Pakistan’s strategic location at the
crossroads of global trade routes, noting that the maritime sector’s
current 0.8% contribution to GDP will be raised to 4% by 2047
through expanded trade, port development, and ocean-based industries.
He also shared that Pakistan’s ports currently operating at 50% capacity will reach full operational efficiency before 2047, with plans to construct three new ports to further strengthen maritime infrastructure.
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