MINISTRY OF PORTS & SHIPPING DIVISION

Ministry of Ports and Shipping functions as a central policy making and administrative authority on Ports and Shipping Sector in the Country. Ministry of ports and shipping is the central administrative authority of the Goverment of Pakistan which is mainly assigned to facilitate the ports and shipping industry of Pakistan by providing policy guideline and to encourage port development and growth in shipping whilst maintaining safety standards. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Ports and Shipping assisted by the Federal Secretary of the department. In Karachi Director General ( Ports and Shipping ) represents the ministry.

• National Planning, research and international aspects of: Inland water transport: and Coastal shipping within the same Province.
• Diverted cargo belonging to the Federal Government.
• Navigation and shipping including coastal shipping but no including shipping confined to one Province; safety of ports and regulation of matter relating to dangerous cargo.
• Navigation and Shipping on inland water-ways as regards mechanically propelled vessels and the rule of the road on such water-ways; carriage of passengers and goods on inland water-ways.
• Light-houses, including lightships, beacons and other provisions for safety of shipping.
• Admiralty jurisdiction; offences committed on the high seas.
• Declaration and delimitation of major ports and the constitution and power of authorities in following ports: a) Karachi Port Trust b) Port Bin Qasim c) Gwadar Port.
• Mercantile Marine; Planning for development and rehabilitation of Pakistan Merchant Navy; international shipping and maritime conferences and ratification of their conventions; training of seamen; pool for national shipping.