GWADAR PORT

Strategic Importance

CONTENTS

Location

Importance

Hurdles in development

LOCATION

Balochistan

Shore of
Arabian Sea

120km from
Iran

At the mouth of
Strait of
Hormuz

IMPORTANCE

IMPORTANCE FOR CHINA

China largest population

Energy needs of china

Importer of oil from middle east

Gwadar- surrounded by countries having two third oil

reserves

Can act as shortest trade route to china.

IMPORTANCE FOR CHINA

IMPORTANCE FOR CENTRAL ASIAN

COUNTRIES

Central Asian countries

Landlocked

Have no sea port.

Gwadar is shortest way to sea.

IMPORTANCE FOR PAKISTAN

2 million jobs

Development in Balochistan

Revenues from

WHY GWADAR

Deepest sea port of Pakistan

Highest depth.

Large ships can be docked

COMPARISON OF DEPTH
National
Ports

Dept
h(m)

Internatio
nal ports

Dept
h(m)

Karachi Port

9-10

Singapore

20-21

Port Qasim

11-12

Hong Kong

9-10

Gwadar Port

17-18

UAE

15-16

More depth means heavy

ships can be docked

Heavy Ships means more

goods.

Less time less money

-economical

HURDLES IN DEVELOPMENT

HURDLES

Security issue

Lack of infrastructure

THANKS!