| Premier Mercantile Services (Pvt.) Ltd. ("PMS"), a Marine Group Company, was awarded a 21-year Concession to build and operate a dedicated container terminal at Berths 6-9, Karachi Port, on a BOT basis in April 2002 by Karachi Port Trust authorities.
PICT main features:
- PICT is a modern container terminal operating at berths 6-9, East Wharf, Karachi Port
- Design depth of berths is 13.5 meters
- Quay Wall: 600 meters
- Backup Area: 21 Hectares
- Commenced terminal operation in 2002. Premier Mercantile Services (Pvt.) Ltd. ("PMS") - the Sponsor of PICT - has been handling cargo at the Karachi Port since 1964
- All equipment is brand new, commissioned in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008
- PICT is the only Container Terminal in Pakistan Sponsored and Owned by Pakistanis
- PICT is a public listed company and is the only port infrastructure project listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange
- It is the first port infrastructure project in Pakistan financed by International Finance Corporation ("IFC") -- the private sector arm of the World Bank
- It is the first private sector project in Pakistan in which the OPEC Fund for International Development has participated as financiers
- Total Investment: approx. USD 150 million
Area Storage Capacity:
- Total Area is 210,000 square meters at the terminal. Additional area of 50,000 square meters is available at adjacent storage yards in KPT area
- Ground Slots: 3,910 TEU
- Container Storage capacity is 19,500 TEU per day
Terminal Capacity:
- Quay Wall: 600 meters
- Phase I Handling Capacity: 150,000 TEU per annum (completed in 2004)
- Phase II Handling Capacity: 300,000 TEU per annum (completed in 2006)
- Phase III Handling Capacity: 550,000 TEU per annum (completed in 2009)
- Phase IV Handling Capacity: 750,000 TEU per annum (completed in 2010)
PICT Container Scanner:
- A state-of-the-art container scanner which provides horizontal and vertical images (side and top views)
- Ideal solution to non-intrusive and rapid inspection of containers for detecting contrabands and undeclared items
- Latest technology of X-Ray Accelerator
- Electron Beam Energy: 6MeV (Million Electron Volts)
- Beam penetration is through 340mm steel
- Radio Activity Monitors for detection of radioactive substances
- PICT was the second facility in the world to install this type of Scanning System with 6MeV dual scan capability in 2008
- PICT is a public listed company and is the only port infrastructure project listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange
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HEAD OFFICE:
Pakistan International Container Terminal, 2nd Floor, Business Plaza, Mumtaz Hassan Road
Karachi 74000 Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-32400450
Fax: +92-21-32400281
Web: www.pict.com.pk
TERMINAL OFFICE (Pakistan International Container Terminal):
Berth # 6-9, East Wharf, Keamari, Karachi Port
Karachi Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-32855701-9
Fax: +92-21-32855715
E-mail: info@pict.com.pk |
