Pakistan International Bulk Terminal

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PIBT is transforming the conventional port handling of Bulk cargo in Pakistan by investing in the state-of-the-art fully mechanized dirty bulk cargo terminal at Port Qasim. PIBT aims to apply innovations & technologies in the bulk cargo handling by implementing the best environmental standards for coal handling in compliance with the World Bank Group EHS guidelines. Its objective is to operate at International levels of efficiency and establishindustry standards for most efficient cargo handling. PIBT intends to be themarket leader for bulk cargo handling facility in Pakistan. The terminal will be an integral part of the extensive coal supply chain across the country. The terminal would help boost related businesses around the seaport including coal based power plants and cement factories, besides generating employment around number of professionals and unskilled workers. By modernizing the country’s port infrastructure, the terminal will help reduce the cost of importing commodities, to ensure faster and more cost - effective transport of cargo. PIBT is setting up the country’s first Coal, Clinker and Cement Terminal at an estimated cost of US $255 million at Port Qasim. Bulk material will be transported to and from the Jetty towards Storage area via a conveyor belt. A wind fence will be placed along sides of the stockpile area to protect the stockpiles from the prevailing wind at the site

 

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PIBT is being setup as the Country’s first terminal for handling Coal, Clinker and Cement on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis at Port Qasim Authority.

Port Qasim is located Fifty Kilometres from Karachi, on the coast line of the Arabian Sea. It has a forty five kilometre long navigation channel which provides safe and convenient navigation for vessels. Port Qasim handles more than 40% of Pakistan’s cargo.

PIBT will build capacity for handling upto 12m tons of Coal and 4 million tons of Cement & Clinker per year, which can together be further enhanced upto 20 million tons per year

PIBT is being set up for handling and delivering coal to Power and Cement plants by utilising the rail, road and sea networks. PIBT will be an integral part of the coal supply chain upto the entry gates of power and cement plants located across the country

Terminal Storage Facilities

Coal: upto 1 million tons of Coal Storage at any given time.

Cement: 5 cement silos of 10,000 tons each. 50000 tons at any given time

Clinker: upto 200,000 tons of Clinker storage capacity at any given time.

Terminal Layout

The layout of the coal, clinker and Cement terminal development at Port Qasim comprises the construction of a jetty of upto 460 m in length, a trestle with the separate conveyor belts for coal and cement/clinker connecting the jetty with the storage yard of approximate 2.5 kilometer in length, and the 62 acres of reclaimed storage yard with on-shore facilities.