Pakistani Ports and Harbours - All about Lahore Dry Port

What is Dry Port?

A dry port (sometimes inland port) is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport and operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.

 In addition to their role in cargo transshipment, dry ports may also include facilities for storage and consolidation of goods, maintenance for road or rail cargo carriers and customs clearance services. The location of these facilities at a dry port relieves competition for storage and customs space at the seaport itself.

Dry Ports in Pakistan:

There are six dry ports running under the management of Pakistan Railways:

• Lahore Dry Port Established in 1973
• Karachi Dry Port Established in 1974
• Quetta Dry Port Established in 1984
• Peshawar Dry Port Established in 1986
• Multan Dry Port Established in 1988
• Rawalpindi Dry Port Established in 1990

In addition to the above, there are four Dry Ports established and running under the management of private sector

• Sialkot Dry Port Established in 1986
• Faisalabad Dry Port Established in 1994
• Pak-China Sust Dry Port
• NLC Dry Port at Thokar Niaz Beg Lahore
• NLC Dry Port at Quetta
• QICT Dry port at Premnagar Railway station Established in 2010
• Sialkot International Container Terminal [SICTL] New Multimodal Dry Port at Airport Road, Sambrial-Sialkot

Lahore Dry Port:

Lahore Dry Port was the first Dry Port established in Pakistan, at Mughalpura, Lahore constructed and managed by Pakistan Railways since 1973.