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flag Pakistan’s Port Qasim ranked 9th globally for container port efficiency gains, driven by reforms, private investment, and infrastructure upgrades.

flag Pakistan’s Port Qasim ranked ninth globally for the most improved container port in the World Bank’s 2024 Container Port Performance Index, marking a 35.2-point efficiency gain from 2020 to 2024. flag The recognition, developed with S&P Global Market Intelligence, credits government reforms, modernization, private investment—especially by DP World—and infrastructure upgrades like a completed dredging project that allows larger ships. flag Officials say the progress supports Pakistan’s goal of becoming a regional logistics hub, enhancing trade connectivity across South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. flag The achievement is expected to boost foreign investment, improve shipping reliability, and support economic growth through better digital systems, inland transport links, and sustainable operations.

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