Sea ports and open harbors are very important for any country. Countries with open harbors and well located seaports progress speedily because of these harbors and sea ports are the major source of their transportation of cargo to and from all over the world. Sea ports are the major source of loading and un-loading of goods, cargo and other things from one destination to the other destinations of the world. Countries without seaports and harbors borrow neighbor harbors and pay heavily for it.
Pakistan is a blessed country that it has vast fields, mountains and sea ports in it. Sea ports of Pakistan are of well importance for the rest of the world. Pakistan has some dry ports also which are effective as well and do their duties well for its country and the economy of its country. Karachi sea port, Gwadar seaport, Sialkot Dry port are its major international transport hubs. Thousands of tons of cargo get in and out from the country by these ports and generate a big industrial cycle and revolving the economy of the country. Pakistani seaports and dry ports have the ability to deal the bulk of cargo with great ease and comfort.
Pakistan is situated in the center of South Asia and just on the bank of Arabian Sea. Its geopolitical position has made its importance more than ever for the region and different neighboring countries are willing to pay heavy amount just for the sake to use Pakistani sea ports. Karachi is its major seaport that deals with each and every type of Pak cargo on daily basis in which cargo from UK, Europe is especially noteworthy and cargo from rest of the world is generally loaded and un-loaded. China wants to use Gwadar port to transport cargo or different items to its distant provinces because it will be the shortest route for China to transport things from Gwadar port to its remote areas than use air channels to do it, which is not cost effective thinking.
CPEC is the right project that is the glaring example that a country Like China wants to use sea port of Gwadar for its own benefits. China will pay heavy amount to Pakistan by using this route and the economy of Pakistan will definitely grow faster than ever.
Dry ports of any country are importance factor for that country. Pakistan has a major dry port at Sialkot along with some other dry ports channels such as Faisalabad dry port, Lahore NLC dry port and Wagha dry port.
These are located in just Punjab province and other provinces have their own dry ports to facilitate the main transportation line of Karachi sea port. These dry ports are also very effective to transport things from all over the country to the main terminal and that is Karachi seaport. These are called co-partners, work inland to grab cargo for the hub sea port.