Geo-Strategic Importance Gwadar port is located about 267 NM West of Karachi. Because of its ideal location at the mouth of gulf and opposite strategic choke points of Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman the port is visualized to become a regional hub serving incoming and out going commercial traffic of Middle East and Gulf countries.
Gwadar Port: Implications for GCC and China(continued) ICSANA. Abstract. The development of Gwader port by china in Pakistan is of international significance. Its geostrategic location may reshape the traditional maritime trade routes. The new oil trade route would financially and strategically benefit China and Pakistan. The other stake.
Strategic Importance of Gwadar Port 59 Gulf States, especially UAE and Iran consider Gwadar as an emerging rival port in the region. They fear that Gwadar Port will share the economic and trade activities which other wise they can exclusively enjoy. So the interest of these countries is divergent in nature with regards to the development of.
Since then the construction work has been done at a rapid pace. Along with the Gwadar port, the building up of Gwadar city, Gwadar power generation plants and Gwadar International Airport are the proposed projects under development. The port has started shipment, seasonal cargo and commercial trade but it is still under construction and it has.
The port also comes as a much-needed national requirement in the wake of the rise in cargo traffic at existing ports. Based on empirical findings, the research further identifies areas with recommendations that require immediate attention of policy makers to translate Gwadar port vision into a tangible reality by addressing issues related with its success.
Last year, the Chinese government committed to build the corridor, which will include the construction of highways, railways and natural gas and oil pipelines connecting China to the Middle East. The 3,000km economic corridor is an under-construction mega project to connect Gwadar Port in southern Pakistan to China’s north-western city of.