Desalination
plant
A
desalination plant has been set-up at Gwadar Port to supply 100,000 gallons/day
of drinking water to ships and vessels visiting the port. Additionally, a
100,000 gallons/day capacity desalination plant is already in operation in the
Gwadar Fish Harbor Complex, that is located immediately north-east of the
current multipurpose terminal. The operator of the multi-purpose terminal shall
add capacity in line with growth in demand.
Near
term developments
The
port is expected to start operations in the course of 2006 or the first part of
2007.
Initial
development will consist of operations of the current multi-purpose terminal
and further expansion thereof in the easterly direction at the northern side of
the “hammerhead”. Over the years this will result in a total quay-side length
of 4.5 km.
The
process of selection of the operator for the multi-purpose terminal
(BOT-concession) is currently on-going. The scope of the concession will
include obligations to handle mixed and general cargo, containers, dangerous
goods, dry bulk (within certain environmental restrictions related to the
location), cars and ferries (both cars and passengers), and the obligations to
provide and operate bunkering and water supply facilities for visiting ships.
In
parallel, the process of selection of a suitable operator-investor for the new
container terminal (located in the Northeast of the East Bay) has also started.
The same applies to the Free Zone area immediately west of this terminal. The
first phase of the FZ-development will consist of 600 hectares.
Planning
for the other specialized terminals, within the first 15-year development
program, is expected to start during 2007.
Gwadar
road links
The
Government of Pakistan has embarked on a program of highway construction that
will connect Gwadar with the entire hinterland of Pakistan. The main roads
included in this highway development program are listed below.
-
Mekran Coastal Highway
(Completed)
-
Gwadar–Ratodero
Express Highway (To be completed in 2007)
-
Gwadar–Quetta Bypass (To be completed in 2007)
-
Gwadar
Town – Gwadar Port bypass (To be completed in 2007)
Railway
links
There
are no current railway links for Gwadar, but the Government has decided to
integrate Gwadar with the national railway network. The first link to the
network will be made in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.
Gwadar – Panjgor – Dalbadin -
Quetta / Chaman. A feasibility study has been completed and further planning
work is on-going.
Air
links
Gwadar’s
airport, just north of the current city borders, is currently being expanded so
as to cater for wide-bodied passenger aircrafts. A new international airport is
being designed and planned for a new location Northwest of the industrial areas
that are located East of Gwadar. This airport is planned for completion within
the next five years. At that time, the current airport, which is located too
close to the future city center, will be closed down
At present, there are regular
flights between Gwadar and Muscat, Karachi and Quetta. More links are expected
to be established in the near future.
Free
Zone (FZ)
In
order to facilitate activities such as re-packaging, distribution, port-based
warehousing, light manufacturing and last-stage assembling, Free Zone areas
will be established within the boundaries of the port. The main FZ area is
located immediately next to the envisaged new container terminal. The regime of
incentives will be competitive with the best in the world and will most likely
consist of the following:
-
Profit
and income tax holidays
-
Exemption
of customs duties on import and exports of commodities and finished products
for the purpose of export and re-export
-
No
duties on machinery and raw material used in production
-
Full
repatriation of profits and of capital for foreign investors
-
100%
foreign business ownership allowed
Highlights
of physical development program (15 years)
Multipurpose
terminal
-
Further
expansion up to a total berth length of 4,5 km. Designation: general cargo,
container, ferries, cars, clean dry bulk (with restrictions), bunkering, water
supply
-
4-5
km entrance channel with two turning basins
-
Berth
depth: -14.0 m C.D.
-
Deck
elevation: +4.6 m
-
Backup
storage area: 380-600m wide behind berths, 600 TEU/ha
-
Equipment:
as required
-
Buildings:
CFS facilities, customs house, workshops, office buildings, possibly covered
warehousing
Container
Terminal
-
First
project: 3-4 berths
-
2400
m entrance channel and one turning basin
-
Berth
Depth: -14.0 m C.D.
-
Deck
elevation: +4.6 m
-
Backup
storage area: 500-1000m wide behind berths, 600 TEU/ha
-
Equipment:
as required
-
Buildings:
administration/customs, workshops, (CFS in Free Zone)
-
Next
expansion with 4 berths
Liquids/Chemicals
Terminal and Clean Dry Bulk Terminal
-
500
m wharf, 2 berths or more
-
800m
entrance channel and one turning basin
-
Berth
Depth: -14.0m C.D.
-
Deck
elevation: +4.6m
-
Backup
storage onshore with storage for fuel oils, grains, fertilizers, chemicals,
edible oils etc.
-
Equipment:
pneumatic continuous ship un-loader, conveyor systems, front end loaders,
liquid un-loading arms, piping and manifolds
-
First
expansion if required
LNG
Terminal
-
Wharf
consisting of discharge platform, 3 tubular steel breasting dolphins, 4 mooring
dolphins
-
4000
m entrance channel (shared with Liquid Bulk Terminal) and one turning basin
-
Berth
depth: -13.0m C.D. or more
-
Platform
elevation: +6.0m
-
Backup
storage area onshore with LNG terminal facilities
-
Equipments:
liquid unloading arms (remotely controlled), piping systems and manifolds,
firefighting systems (onshore and at the pier)
Liquid
Bulk Terminal (petrochemicals)
-
Two
wharves, each consisting of discharge platform, 3 breasting dolphins and 4
mooring dolphins
-
4000
m entrance channel (shared with LNG Terminal) and one turning basin
-
Berth
depth: -15.0m C.D.
-
Platform
elevation: +6.0m
-
Backup
storage area onshore with tank farm
-
Equipments:
liquid loading/unloading arms (remotely controlled), piping systems and
manifolds, fire fighting systems, onshore and at the pier
-
Further
expansion before 2020
Dirty
Dry Bulk Terminal
-
Finger
pier: 2 berths
-
3200
m entrance channel and one turning basin
-
Platform
elevation: +6.0m
-
Berth
depth: -14.5m C.D.
-
Backup
storage area onshore for stockpiles
-
Equipments:
4 clam-bucket ship un-loaders, chutes to transfer material to conveyors,
conveyor systems on pier, trestle and in storage yard, material stacker /
re-claimer systems