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Tax break for Gwadar

News1 Oct 2019

The Pakistani Government’s decision to finally grant the port of Gwadar and its free trade zone a 23-year tax holiday should boost investm...

News15 Jul 2019

A new on dock-rail service connects Karachi and Lahore....

News1 Oct 2018

The country’s position on China’s ‘Belt and Road’ map is driving investment in the region...

News1 Oct 2018

As this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, it was reported that Pakistan has approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) fo...

News4 May 2016

Karachi International Container Terminal has handled its biggest vessel yet, the 8,600 TEU Hyundai BRAVE....

News30 Dec 2015

KICT has become the first terminal in Pakistan to handle 1M TEU in a year...

News10 Sep 2015

Yusen Logistics, NYK Line's forwarding arm, has opened a new branch in Karachi to meet the growing need for logistics services in Pakistan...

News23 Sep 2014

As part of a Spotlight on Asia, the Pakistan-China economic corridor programme will be the focus of a conference session at Intermodal Europ...

News1 Apr 2014

A planned multi-million TEU box port at Gwadar and new road/rail connections to western China promise to transform Pakistan’s shipping and...

News15 Oct 2013

The Pakistan Government’s plans to use public private partnerships (PPPs) to raise investment and increase efficiency levels in the countr...

News2 Jan 2013

International Container Terminal Services has announced the pull-out of its business in the Syrian Arab Republic due to the civil war...

News1 Aug 2012

Singapore’s PSA International is negotiating with the Pakistan government to end its US$750M agreement to operate Gwadar port. Sources say...

News1 Sep 2011

The Port of Karachi will be able to handle new generation containerships when phase one of South Asia Pakistan Terminals (SAPT), being built...

News25 Jan 2011

Global marine terminal operator DP World handled 49.6M TEU across its portfolio of 50 operating terminals in 28 countries in 2010, an increa...

News1 Jan 2011

DP World officially launched operations at Terminal 2 in Port Qasim in Pakistan earlier this month when the CMA CGM WAGNER became the first ...