{"id":103296,"date":"2025-09-12T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T02:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103296"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:38:10","slug":"pak-dp-world-advance-karachi-port-rail-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-dp-world-advance-karachi-port-rail-link.html","title":{"rendered":"Pak, DP World push ahead with dedicated rail link for Karachi Port"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: A Dubai-based global port management company, DP World, has formally partnered with Pakistan\u2019s National Logistics Corporation (NLC) and Pakistan Railways to construct the first phase of a USD 400 million freight corridor linking Karachi Port with the Pipri marshalling yard, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The freight corridor, reported by <em>Arab News<\/em>, aims to streamline the movement of goods from Pakistan\u2019s commercial hub to other regions. Karachi Port currently handles 54% of the country\u2019s trade, with an annual capacity of 125 million tonnes, and authorities view the corridor as critical to export-led growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cargo-airport-planned-in-di-khan-to-boost-trade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cargo airport planned in DI Khan to boost regional trade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by DP World, the first phase involves the development of a 50-kilometre double-track railway system supported by allied facilities, connecting the port to the Pipri yard on Karachi\u2019s outskirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe NLC, DP World signed commercial agreement with Pakistan Railways for construction of Phase-1 of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Pipri,\u201d the NLC confirmed. The initiative is expected to increase freight capacity, speed up cargo handling, and ease road congestion in Karachi, Pakistan\u2019s largest and most densely populated city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi said the project would modernise freight transport and strengthen Pakistan Railways\u2019 revenues through freight charges, track access fees, and revenue-sharing mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates signed two intergovernmental framework agreements in 2023, laying the groundwork for the dedicated rail freight corridor and an economic zone near Karachi, together covering more than USD 3 billion in planned investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadars-blue-economy-projected-to-add-usd-850m-to-exports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gwadar\u2019s blue economy projected to add USD 850m to exports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DP World has already been working with NLC to upgrade Pakistan\u2019s logistics network. In August, the two organisations completed their first commercial cargo delivery from the UAE to Tajikistan via Karachi. The 38-tonne shipment of automotive spare parts was transported from Dubai\u2019s Jebel Ali Port to Karachi and then overland to Dushanbe in just 16 days\u2014significantly faster than alternative routes that typically take 20 to 70 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials emphasised that the Karachi\u2013Pipri freight corridor will play a pivotal role in positioning Pakistan as a regional trade hub by improving cargo efficiency and boosting competitiveness in global markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: A Dubai-based global port management company, DP World, has formally partnered with Pakistan\u2019s National Logistics Corporation (NLC) and Pakistan Railways to construct the first phase of a USD 400 million freight corridor linking Karachi Port with the Pipri marshalling yard, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The freight corridor, reported by Arab News, aims to streamline the movement of goods from Pakistan\u2019s commercial hub to other regions. Karachi Port currently handles 54% of the country\u2019s trade, with an annual capacity of 125 million tonnes, and authorities view the corridor as critical to export-led growth. Read: Cargo airport planned in DI Khan to boost regional trade Funded by DP World, the first phase involves the development of a 50-kilometre double-track railway system supported by allied facilities, connecting the port to the Pipri yard on Karachi\u2019s outskirts. \u201cThe NLC, DP World signed commercial agreement with Pakistan Railways for construction of Phase-1 of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Pipri,\u201d the NLC confirmed. The initiative is expected to increase freight capacity, speed up cargo handling, and ease road congestion in Karachi, Pakistan\u2019s largest and most densely populated city. Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi said the project would modernise freight transport and strengthen Pakistan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[67960,67950,67949,67953,67956,67951,67952,67865,67954,67958,2364,67955,67957,53520,67959],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-dp-world-nlc-partnership","9":"tag-dp-world-pakistan","10":"tag-hanif-abbasi-railways","11":"tag-karachi-pipri-yard","12":"tag-karachi-port-congestion","13":"tag-karachi-port-rail-link","14":"tag-logistics-infrastructure-pakistan","15":"tag-national-logistics-corporation","16":"tag-pakistan-export-growth","17":"tag-pakistan-freight-corridor","18":"tag-pakistan-railways","19":"tag-pakistan-uae-investment","20":"tag-regional-trade-connectivity","21":"tag-uae-pakistan-trade","22":"tag-usd-400-million-project","23":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pak, DP World advance Karachi Port rail link - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first phase involves the development of a 50-kilometre double-track railway system supported by allied facilities, connecting the port...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-dp-world-advance-karachi-port-rail-link.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pak, DP World advance Karachi Port rail link - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first phase involves the development of a 50-kilometre double-track railway system supported by allied facilities, connecting the port...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-dp-world-advance-karachi-port-rail-link.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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