| Cooperation Between Urban and Port Development Policies |
| Closer
cooperation between urban and port development policies in term of planning and developing
regional logistic networks, with their related consequences on public transportation
policies, need to be implemented to optimize public resources allocation and facilitate
private sector investment and operations. Policy Guide Lines: Objectives of increasing
Road Network Density from 0.18 Km /Sq. Km of the area compared to 0.5 Km/ Sq. Km. which
has been considered a bare minimum for sustaining Economic Development of a country. We
therefore need to take under mentioned measures while documenting the
Transport Policy with respect to Rural Road infrastructure. Read More
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| Lack of Full Capacity Utilization of Ports |
Port Cost |
| There
is lack of the full capacity utilization of the existing ports. However, there is also
lack of specialized cargo handling equipment at ports and storage facilities for bulk
cargoes. |
The current
trade facilitation regime is an area of high concern. There is need to reduce port costs
at Karachi through improvements in cargo handling productivity, accelerated cargo and
document clearance, and improved landslide access to the port. |
| Institutional Issues |
Low Utilization of PNSC |
| There is
lack of the appropriate mix of public and private sector partnership in the development
and operation of ports and there is need to strengthen the Karachi Port organization
through changes in institutional, managerial and financial structures. |
Low
utilization of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation’s chartered ships and the weak
financial position of PNSC are a constraint in the shipping sector in Pakistan.
Unnecessary imposition of duty and taxes on locally registered ships hinders their
operations. |
| Manpower and Under developed Coastal Areas |
Local Monopolies |
There is an
extreme shortage of trained manpower in the shipping sector. This is one of the main cause
of its bad performance.
Coastal areas, are under developed, even the basic necessities of life are missing from
there. |
Competition
conditions between ports, or within ports, need to be monitored by the public authorities
to prevent the development of local monopolies and rent-seeking practices. |
