Port of Karachi

Port of Karachi
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Location
Country	Pakistan
Location	Karachi, Pakistan, north shore of Arabian Sea
Coordinates	24°50′06″N 66°58′55″E / 24.835°N 66.982°E / 24.835; 66.982
UN/LOCODE	PKKHI[1]
Details
Opened	1857
Operated by	Karachi Port Trust
Owned by	Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Government of Pakistan
Type of harbour	Natural
Size of harbour	32 km (20 mi)
No. of berths	41[2]
No. of wharfs	8
Draft depth	16.0 m.[2]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	65.25 million Metric tons
Annual container volume	1.563 million TEUs
Website www.kpt.gov.pk

The Port of Karachi (Urdu: کراچی بندرگاہ, Bandar gāh Karāchī) is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per annum) located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located on the Karachi Harbour, between Kiamari Azra Langri, Manora, and Kakapir, and close to Karachi's main business district and several industrial areas. The geographic position of the port places it in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. It is also ideally located to offer gateway services to the maritime trade for the Central Asian Republics (CARs).^[3] The administration of the port is carried out by the Karachi Port Trust, which was established in 1857.