CPEC updates at Gwadar

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Turkish, Saudi investors visit Gwadar Free Zone

GWADAR, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) – In a major development, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are mulling significan

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Turkish, Saudi investors visit Gwadar Free Zone​

By Yasir Habib Khan | Gwadar Pro Jan 19, 2023



GWADAR, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) – In a major development, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are mulling significant investments in the Gwadar Free Zone (North) with a magnitude of incentives as well as conducive business and trade activities in 2023.
GPA official told Gwadar Pro that a representative of Turkish multinational corporation Nysan is visiting Gwadar Port on 18th January (Wednesday) with an objective to seek commerce & trade opportunities and potentials of establishing a warehouse in the Free Zone.
Nysan Industrial Technology Group is a leading brand from Turkey operating globally. The Nysan Group deals in tyres, lead acid batteries, auto spare parts, CNC robotic machinery, lubricants and filters. Gwadar port which serves the primary purpose of transhipment offers lucrative prospects to potential investors.
Another group consisting of senior office bearers of the Pakistan-Saudi Business Chamber, Lahore chamber and Pakistan Transport Council are also visiting on Wednesday. Their main purpose of the visit is to explore the sound viability of joint ventures in a wide range of businesses including petrochemical.
GPA official said that Gwadar has many charms as it offers enormous business opportunities for both local and foreign Potential Investors. “The key industries suited Gwadar include port-centred service industries such as fishery, petrochemical industry, tourism, trade logistics and port-centred processing and manufacturing industries such as assembling of oil storage, refining, transport equipment, ship breaking, food & building materials processing, home appliances manufacturing electronics and Information industry,” he added.
Recently many foreign diplomats visited Gwadar including German ambassador in Pakistan Alfred Grannas, Karachi German Consulate Consul General Dr Rüdiger Lotz. Meanwhile British Deputy High Commissioner and Director Trade for Pakistan Sarah Mooney also paid a 2-day visit to Gwadar. She also interacted with traders and members of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, praising Gwadar's development model. Last year in September a team of Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation, headed by Michael Peter Nelson, arrived in Gwadar and showed an interest in making investments in the import and export of different minerals in the port city.

 

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Turkish, Saudi investors visit Gwadar Free Zone

GWADAR, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) – In a major development, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are mulling significan

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Turkish, Saudi investors visit Gwadar Free Zone​

By Yasir Habib Khan | Gwadar Pro Jan 19, 2023



GWADAR, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) – In a major development, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are mulling significant investments in the Gwadar Free Zone (North) with a magnitude of incentives as well as conducive business and trade activities in 2023.
GPA official told Gwadar Pro that a representative of Turkish multinational corporation Nysan is visiting Gwadar Port on 18th January (Wednesday) with an objective to seek commerce & trade opportunities and potentials of establishing a warehouse in the Free Zone.
Nysan Industrial Technology Group is a leading brand from Turkey operating globally. The Nysan Group deals in tyres, lead acid batteries, auto spare parts, CNC robotic machinery, lubricants and filters. Gwadar port which serves the primary purpose of transhipment offers lucrative prospects to potential investors.
Another group consisting of senior office bearers of the Pakistan-Saudi Business Chamber, Lahore chamber and Pakistan Transport Council are also visiting on Wednesday. Their main purpose of the visit is to explore the sound viability of joint ventures in a wide range of businesses including petrochemical.
GPA official said that Gwadar has many charms as it offers enormous business opportunities for both local and foreign Potential Investors. “The key industries suited Gwadar include port-centred service industries such as fishery, petrochemical industry, tourism, trade logistics and port-centred processing and manufacturing industries such as assembling of oil storage, refining, transport equipment, ship breaking, food & building materials processing, home appliances manufacturing electronics and Information industry,” he added.
Recently many foreign diplomats visited Gwadar including German ambassador in Pakistan Alfred Grannas, Karachi German Consulate Consul General Dr Rüdiger Lotz. Meanwhile British Deputy High Commissioner and Director Trade for Pakistan Sarah Mooney also paid a 2-day visit to Gwadar. She also interacted with traders and members of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, praising Gwadar's development model. Last year in September a team of Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation, headed by Michael Peter Nelson, arrived in Gwadar and showed an interest in making investments in the import and export of different minerals in the port city.

Does this indicate Barrick Gold would back a rail line from Reko-Diq to Gwadar. This could be the project to make Gwadar a viable port ASAP. A rail line from Reko-Diq to Gwadar and across to Karachi could connect Karachi based business to Gwadar, and able to utilized the underused capacity at the port to export, especially to Gulf customers.

With a rail route from gwadar to Deko-Diq, it would connect to the line going to Quetta. An extension of the Quetta line to Herat would link to the Turkmenistan rail network and the route to Turkey via the Caspian, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The shortest potential rail route around Iran. A project that the Saudis should back to counter Iranian influence in Central Asia. and now that Turkey and Saudi are mending ties, a project the two could work on together with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. With both Turkey and Saudi looking to diversify their economies, accessing the Afghan Lithium mines with the shortest routes to their respective countries while cutting out Iran makes the most sense.

For the Saudis this could also make their plans for a GCC railway more economically viable. Fast freight services between Muscat and Gwadar taking less than 24 hours could connect to the Asian rail network and Asian consumers. A continuation of the GCC railway into Yemen (which could also help them rebuild Yemen economically on tier terms) and across the Red Sea into Africa, and then joining African rail networks there would place them at the center of the fastest east-west trade in the only part of the world with growing populations and lots of potential development ahead of it.

If Pakistan can put itself at the center of a global rail based trade hub, especially connecting the GCC/Africa and China, it will have outflanked Iran and India, and can work to rebuilt its influence in the GCC, while building up its influence in Africa.

 

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Does this indicate Barrick Gold would back a rail line from Reko-Diq to Gwadar. This could be the project to make Gwadar a viable port ASAP. A rail line from Reko-Diq to Gwadar and across to Karachi could connect Karachi based business to Gwadar, and able to utilized the underused capacity at the port to export, especially to Gulf customers.

With a rail route from gwadar to Deko-Diq, it would connect to the line going to Quetta. An extension of the Quetta line to Herat would link to the Turkmenistan rail network and the route to Turkey via the Caspian, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The shortest potential rail route around Iran. A project that the Saudis should back to counter Iranian influence in Central Asia. and now that Turkey and Saudi are mending ties, a project the two could work on together with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. With both Turkey and Saudi looking to diversify their economies, accessing the Afghan Lithium mines with the shortest routes to their respective countries while cutting out Iran makes the most sense.

Nothing concrete so far from what I know, but can be a possibility in the future.

 

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Hangeng receives construction materials for agriculture park​

By Khalid Aziz | Gwadar Pro Jan 19, 2023



ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) - Construction materials for the steel structure of Hangeng Agricultural Park at Gwadar Free Zone have arrived at the Gwadar Port.
This will be the first steel structure workshop of the North Free Zone (Phase II of Gwadar Free Zone), the company said in a tweet.
In response to a question by Gwadar Pro, Andy Liao, General Manager of Hangeng Group, said that the first batch of 31 containers of materials meant for construction of the factory had arrived at Gwadar. He added that the factory is expected to start commercial operations in March.
Hangeng Agricultural Group specialises in planting aloe vera, processing and export of agriculture products as well as animal husbandry.
The company has already started working in the North Free Zone during construction and have so far imported a container of raw medicines from Africa and exported it to China after processing at their facility in Gwadar. The process involved 10 employees. However, the volume of imported materials and the export of processed products will increase with time, creating more employment opportunities for Pakistanis, Andy Liao said earlier.

Hangeng receives construction materials for agriculture park

ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (Gwadar Pro) - Construction materials for the steel structure of Hangeng Agricultu

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Nothing concrete so far from what I know, but can be a possibility in the future.

Now that the terms of the Reko-Diq contract are being renegotiated, its development should act as a loss leader in other industries; railways, mining technology, mineral exploration technology, mineral development industries, etc.

 

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Chinese President Xi to inaugurate Gwadar airport soon, says Alauddin Marri​

January 29, 2023




Chinese President Xi Jinping will inaugurate Gwadar’s strategic airport during his upcoming visit to Pakistan as the port city is the future business hub, announced Balochistan’s former caretaker chief minister and prominent businessman Alauddin Marri.

During a visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Marri said that the coastal areas of Balochistan including Gwadar, Turbat and Makran had not yet been connected with the national grid but soon 100 megawatts of electricity would be supplied to those areas from Iran.
He pointed out that the strategic facilities of Gwadar were offering huge business opportunities to both local and foreign investors in many sectors which included different services, fisheries, petrochemical, tourism, trade logistics, oil storage, refining, transport equipment, ship-breaking, food, building material, home appliances, electronics and IT.

“It is a good opportunity for investors to move to Gwadar and take advantage of its economic potential,” Marri remarked and invited an ICCI delegation to visit the port city to explore business and investment opportunities.

Speaking on the occasion, ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari assured Marri that ICCI would take a delegation to Balochistan to meet with the chief minister, governor and Quetta corps commander to explore the business opportunities in Gwadar. “The pace of all development works in Gwadar including the Special Economic Zone and other required infrastructure should be expedited so that business and investment activities could be kicked off,” he emphasised.

 

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𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐀) has met its fresh completion benchmark as more than 55 percent multi-tier works have finally been accomplished in stipulated time promising its first test flight within 60 days.

According to a Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) official, the construction of NGIA costing Rs. 51.284 billion is going to be further expedited in the backdrop of the fresh push of government as well as harmonization of all stakeholders including Civil Aviation Authority, Pakistan and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).

Meanwhile progression on the installation of state-of-the-art security features, an integral part of NGIA is moving into high gear with the installation of 39 hold or hand baggage scanning machines. The scope of work includes procurement/installation of Dual View/Computed Tomography (CT) Hold & Hand Baggage Scanning Machines at NGIA by CAA.

The pace of the entire scope of work of NGIA involves civil work, structural work, mechanical work, engineering work, and communication. As per detail, with the joint effort of professional teams of CCCC and CAA, the fencing around NGIA was completed. The rest of work regarding construction of ATC tower, runway, apron, taxiway, operational building, complex registration office, water supply system, PTCL fiber optic, desalination plant, grid station and security system have picked maximum acceleration.

The project kicked off as an early harvest high-priority project of CPEC in 2014. It was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in January 2015.

 

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Fish & Fishing Industry: 11 containers of building material coming to Gwadar today from China​

By Yasir Habib Khan | Gwadar Pro Jan 30, 2023



GWADAR, Jan. 31 (Gwadar Pro)-To launch the first Fish & Fishing related industry in Gwadar Free Zone (South), the first consignment of Haixintian, consisting of 11 containers of construction material will arrive at Gwadar Port today from China.
Haixintian Pelagic Fishery Overseas Base Company (Private) Limited, one of the investors of Gwadar Free Zone, has acquired an area of 5,911 square meters to construct a Fish and Fishing industry. A workshop will be established on an area of 2,000 sq.m.
The company has a wide scope of business in boat maintenance and repair, materials & equipment & spare parts & basic life supply for fishing boats, fishing and port-related management, warehousing, logistics, cold storage warehousing, seafood cold-chain processing, fishing seamen & crew training, aquaculture farming, shrimp farming, and fish farming.
It will be the first fishing and fish-related industry in the free zone. It has already completed all legal and documentation procedures to operate in Pakistan. Since the industry relates with the expertise of the local workforce, it has the potential to benefit the local community in both job and business opportunities.
A few days back, construction materials for the steel structure of Hangeng Agricultural Park at Gwadar Free Zone reached the Gwadar Port. It was the first batch of 31 containers of materials aimed for the construction of the factory likely to commence commercial operations in March. Hangeng Agricultural Group specialises in planting aloe vera, processing and export of agriculture products as well as animal husbandry.

Fish & Fishing Industry: 11 containers of building material coming to Gwadar today from China

GWADAR, Jan. 31 (Gwadar Pro)-To launch the first Fish & Fishing related industry in Gwadar Free

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To provide 5 MW electricity to Gwadar Free Zone (North), a successful joint feasibility survey has been completed by Quetta Electric Power Supply Company (QEPSC) and China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC), paving a way for the provision of power in 60 days.

 

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A test flight is set to be conducted in March from the new Gwadar International Airport, which is developed to accommodate big cargo planes from across the world, a news source reported.

As per the details, the test flight will take off from the state-of-the-art runway of the green field of Gwadar International Airport, which is designed to accommodate big cargo planes. The construction of the airport is expected to be completed by June this year. It was mentioned that work is under progress on modern air traffic controls.

The news source revealed that the said airport is being constructed in collaboration with China, Oman, and Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) under the open sky policy. It is important to note that the Gwadar International Airport is part of the China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC).

After it is completed, the new airport will increase the development in Gwadar and will also boost trade between China and Pakistan. It was also highlighted that the new Gwadar International Airport will streamline the geo-political status of the region on new lines.

Moreover, the new Gwadar Airport is being constructed near the old Gwadar Airport on the Arabian Sea. According to details shared, a single runway has been built on the new Gwadar International Airport, which is three and a half kilometres long.

It will open its operations for international flights in September this year.

 

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The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited - NTDC has completed the construction work of the 29 km long, double-circuit transmission line from Polan to Gwadar.
Now, Pakistan’s transmission system in the region will become capable to import an additional 100 MW from Iran.

 

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Chinese President Xi to inaugurate Gwadar airport soon, says Alauddin Marri​

January 29, 2023




Chinese President Xi Jinping will inaugurate Gwadar’s strategic airport during his upcoming visit to Pakistan as the port city is the future business hub, announced Balochistan’s former caretaker chief minister and prominent businessman Alauddin Marri.

During a visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Marri said that the coastal areas of Balochistan including Gwadar, Turbat and Makran had not yet been connected with the national grid but soon 100 megawatts of electricity would be supplied to those areas from Iran.
He pointed out that the strategic facilities of Gwadar were offering huge business opportunities to both local and foreign investors in many sectors which included different services, fisheries, petrochemical, tourism, trade logistics, oil storage, refining, transport equipment, ship-breaking, food, building material, home appliances, electronics and IT.

“It is a good opportunity for investors to move to Gwadar and take advantage of its economic potential,” Marri remarked and invited an ICCI delegation to visit the port city to explore business and investment opportunities.

Speaking on the occasion, ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari assured Marri that ICCI would take a delegation to Balochistan to meet with the chief minister, governor and Quetta corps commander to explore the business opportunities in Gwadar. “The pace of all development works in Gwadar including the Special Economic Zone and other required infrastructure should be expedited so that business and investment activities could be kicked off,” he emphasised.

Indians are certainly going to contact their puppets this day - whether it's a direct attempted attack or within the vicinity.

 

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The CDWP approved Gwadar Safe City Project (Phase-1) for Rs4.97bn. Govt of Balochistan is the sponsoring agency.
This project is aimed to provide a safer city for the residents of Gwadar, particularly at the identified strategic locations and also help the law enforcement agencies in detecting crime and investigating the crime by collecting evidence.,.