KARACHI: Pakistan’s maritime sector posted a record Rs100 billion ($360 million) profit in 2025 following a year of sweeping reforms, Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said on Saturday.
In recent years, Islamabad has taken a number of reforms to improve port efficiency, cut costs and cleared long-delayed policies to position the South Asian country as a regional trade and logistics hub.
Outlining his ministry’s annual performance, Chaudhry described 2025 as a “transformative year” marked by more than two dozen initiatives spanning legislation, digitization, infrastructure development and human resources.
In 2025, Karachi Port handled a record 54 million tons of cargo, while average vessel dwell time was cut by 24-36 hours through closer coordination among port authorities, customs and other agencies aimed at an average turnaround of five days, according to the minister.
“These reforms are modernizing our ports, shipping and fisheries to unlock the true potential of the blue economy,” the minister said, adding that Pakistan had aligned its regulatory framework with international standards, including conventions of the International Maritime Organization and the Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling.
