Foreign ships’ arrivals: Rs107.696bn collected from PQ and Rs573.92m from Gwadar Port, NA told

The government earned Rs 107.696 billion from 7,850 foreign ships that arrived at Port Qasim in Karachi and Rs 573.92 million from Gwadar Port during the last five years (2021–25). In a written reply to questions by members during the Question Hour session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar said that the type break-up of ships is: container vessels 3,200; oil and chemical tankers 2,100; bulk carriers 2,000; and LNG carriers 550. He said the size break-up is: Handymax/medium range 2,500; Panamax around 3,000; Post-Panamax/Aframax 1,800; and LNG Q-Flex/Q-Max 550. The minister said that the approximate share by country of origin is: Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman) 40 percent; Far East (China, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea) 30 percent; Europe (UK, Netherlands, Germany, Greece) 20 percent; and others (Africa and the Americas) 10 percent.