Mission: A global approach to a local business environment where excellence, innovation and profitability drive our core business philosophy of exceptional customer service.
Values
Our values are:
-- Commitment to our people and our customers
-- Profitable global growth
-- Responsible corporate and personal behaviour
-- Excellence and innovation
-- History
DP World Karachi is a consortium put together for the specific purpose to construct Pakistan's first dedicated International container terminal as on a build-own-operate basis. Members of this consortium were P&O Ports, Mackinnons Pakistan, P&O containers Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the UK and Pak-Kuwait Investment Company. Subsequently P&O ports bought our CDC and Pak Kuwait and owned 55% equity in QICT with 25% being owned by International Terminal Holding limited of UK and 20% owned by APM TERMINALS HOLDING LTD.
In March'2006 P&O Ports was globally bought over by DP World and presently DP World owns 75% share holding with 25% share holding of ITH Limited of UK.
Commenced operations in August 1997 as QICT and has the distinction of being the first state of the art modern container terminal in Pakistan. It is the only terminal in Pakistan wherein the customer has the option to clear his container from either DP World Karachi or clear the same from our off dock container terminal 'NLCCT' located in the heart of the city. This is one of the main strategies that has boosted the throughput to over 700,000 teus .
Milestones:
-- Pakistan's first State of the art Modern container terminal
-- Number 1 terminal in Pakistan in terms of yearly throughput amongst 4 terminals presently in operations in Pakistan holding a 38% market share
-- First terminal in Pakistan to achieve a throughput of 751,000 TEUs in 2009, with an added distinction of maximum throughput for a month of 76,271 TEUs .
-- Handled the largest ever vessels of the Super Galex Service in Pakistan of 304m LOA.
-- First and the only terminal in Pakistan to achieve ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 14001: 1996 & ISO 18001: 1999, ISO 27001 for information security management.
-- In June 2008 we are again the only terminal in Pakistan and the first terminal in the sub continent to achieve the ISO 28000: 2007 certification for Supply Chain Security Management System.
Terminal information
-- Storage capacity: 15,467 units at any given time
-- Terminal Capacity: 850,000 TEUs
-- Terminal Size: 24 Hectares
-- Berth: 3 berths
-- Alongside Draught: 12 M
-- Channel Depth: 12 M
-- LOA of vessel: 305m
-- Permissible BEAM: 41 m
-- Reefer plugs: 550
-- Railway siding: 6 lines
-- Equipment
-- Ship to shore cranes: 6 Nos
Type / Manufacturer: Rail Mounted Quay Crane Noell (Post Panamax)
List capacity under spreader: 40 MT
List capacity under hook: 55 MT
Outreach: 44 M
Back Reach: 15 M
Spreader height above crane rail: 34 M
Rail Span: 27 M
Yard Equipment
Rubber Tyre Gantry Crane: 21 Nos (1 over 5 high containers)
Reach Stacker: 8
Empty handler: 3
Forklifter: 1
Cherry Picker: 1
Mechanic Sweeper: 1
6 MEV Dual Imaging Scanner: 1
-- Location
DP World Karachi is situated at berths 5, 6 and 7 at Port Mohd. Bin Qasim which is an ideal location offers many exclusive advantages. The total area of the DP World Karachi is surrounded by fast developing industrial estates, which include:
-- EPZ
-- ICI-Dupont
-- Pakistan Steel Mills
-- Toyota, Suzuki,Nissan Motors & Honda (Lahore)
-- Engro Pak Tank
-- FOTCO oil Terminals
-- PAPCO
-- HELP DESK (Customer Services)
Customer satisfaction is the foremost consideration of the DP World Karachi where full or empty boxes are received and delivered with care and speed to the rail wagons and road transport services. For this purpose DP World Karachi has a 24 operated Help Desk to cater to all the needs of its customers in corporation with customs, railways and road transports which has simplified operations for containers and cargo transfers to and from Upcountry areas & Dry ports.
OFF DOCK CONTAINER TERMINAL IN KARACHI DP World Karachi also operates an off dock facility in the city called NLC Container Terminal situated at Mai Kolachi. The total area is approx.11 acres and has a capacity to handle 4000 teus per month. The facility came into operation on 25th May '2005.
We are the only terminal in Pakistan to offer the facility to the importers to transport their units to Karachi at our Off Dock container Terminal "NLC Container Terminal" for clearance of their cargoes from Karachi. Therefore the consignees and shippers have a unique choice that they may clear or deliver their cargoes at either QICT or NLCCT.
Moreover, customers can now even collect their pick-up ticket for import deliveries, directly from NLCCT, thereby saving time and effort in coming all the way to QICT.
Container freight stations. CFS:
Another value added feature is the Container Freight Station (CFS) located approx.9 kms from DP World Karachi, which enables the stuffing and de-stuffing of containers as well as the catering for LCL (less container load) traffic. DP World Karachi hires its own labour and is therefore not directly controlled by the Dock Labor Board. DP World Karachi publishes its tariffs to ensure total transparency in its dealings with customers.
DP World Karachi also features a number of very significant on dock intermodal rail services operated by Pakistan Railways to inland dry ports at Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad. The rail terminal has its own stacking area with direct access to the terminal. Delivery of containers by trucks at the terminal also takes place round the clock.
IC3 - a brief history IC3 Programme is based on strategic partnership between Pakistan Customs and the United States Customs & Border Protection under the Safe Freight Initiative (SFI). In the new world order following 9/11, all Customs Administrations are obliged to forge ever closer links, in terms of operational synchronization and information-sharing, to ensure that it is only the genuine commercial cargo which moves through Customs border controls with utmost speed and facilitation, and that deterrence levels are so effective that no economy should feel at risk from a hidden threat in such cargo.
These are the new principles of Customs-to-Customs interaction in the context of contemporary international commerce, reflected either under bilateral arrangements, or realised through adoption of legal instruments enunciated by the World Customs Organisation.
In implementing these principles, Pakistan Customs and the US Customs and Border Protection have worked together for one year and have jointly invested over US $8 million to create an infrastructure, which supports operational integration between them on the one hand, and ensures security and facilitation for the trade, on the other.
The Declaration of Principles on the IC3 Programme was signed between Pakistan Customs and the United State Customs and Border Protection in Islamabad in March 2006, and, inter alia, covers all exports from Pakistan to the United States.
The IC3 programme is fully operational since August'2007.
Advantages:
-- No delays for just in time shipments.
-- Reduced cost of business.
-- US buyers to gain more confidence in Pakistan's exports.
-- No operational delays of cargo at US ports view necessary clearance from the IC3 facility.
-- The US Importer would avoid costs resulting from the inspection and delayed clearance of imports at US ports.
-- Reduced clearance time at both ends resulting in net gain in business for both Pakistan and USA.
SIGNING OF THE TERMINAL II - Extension AT DP World Karachi QICT's Sponsors have invested over USD 300 million for establishing a Second Container Terminal at PORT QASIM ON BOT basis. DP-World CEO Mohammad Sharaf and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) Chairman Vice Admiral M.Asad Qureshi signed an agreement to this effect at the Prime Minister's House on 17th of August,2006.
This project is the highest ever foreign direct investment in port sector and would be completed in 3 phases with an overall capacity of 1.175 million teus and will enhance the total capacity of QICT to 2.175 million teus. The first phase of the second terminal expected to be operational by third quarter 2010 and would have a draught of 13m.
DP World (QICT) - ICD at Prem Nagar , Lahore QICT has been selected by Pakistan Railways along with PICT to operate an Inland Container Depot at Prem Nagar after Bidding and pre qualification process. This agreement was signed on May 23,2008 for which Pakistan Railways have acquired 100 acres.
QICT has been leased 28 acres to build its own ICD. High speed trains would be used for transporting containers from QICT to this ICD and vice versa. Expected transit time would be 25-30 hours. QICT would be handling , storing , stuffing , de stuffing and customs clearance of al the containers at this facility. This would be an ideal facility for the shipping lines in terms of speedy delivery / receival of their cargo to / from Lahore.
Expected commencement is 1st Qtr 2010.
SHIPPING LINES OPERATING AT QICT Maersk Sealand , APL, Safmarine, Hanjin , Senator Lines , CMA-CGM , Hapag Lloyd , UASC , OOCL , NYK , MOL , MSC , Norasia , LNL , CSAV Norasia, NSCSA, China Shipping , Samudera Shipping Line , Hyundai Merchant Marine , Emirates Shipping line , Simatech , ANL , MacAndrews , Sea Consortium, Sheryas Shipping and many other NVOCC operators. QICT has been ISPS Compliant since 1st July,2004 and is truly the "Port of the Future" for Pakistan and a vital institution assisting in the growth of the Nation's prosperity.
(The writer is General Manager Marketing & Sales.)