The Port of Karachi is the country’s busiest seaport and handles an estimated 65% of all cargo. It is equipped with 30 dry cargo berths, three oil terminals and Three container terminals. Currently expansion of sea port of Karachi is underway.
Port Qasim is the second busiest industrial-cum-commercial port in Pakistan. It consists of a number of essential terminals including the (QICT), iron ore and coal berths, the Fauji Oil Terminal, a chemical terminal and liquid cargo terminal, amongst a number of others.
The deep-sea port at Gwadar is seen as an up-and-coming regional hub, serving commercial traffic to and from central Asian states, the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and South East Asia. It is situated near the Strait of Hormuz, with its busy trading and oil shipping lanes.