Port Qasim

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commercial port deep-sea port industrial port seaport

Port Qasim is Pakistan’s second-busiest deep-sea commercial port and a major industrial and shipping hub located near Karachi on the Arabian Sea.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial port → deep-sea port → industrial port → seaport →
alsoKnownAs	Port Muhammad Bin Qasim →
connectedTo	National Highway Network of Pakistan → Pakistan Railways network →
constructionStarted	1973 →
country	Pakistan →
distanceFrom	approximately 35 kilometers east of Karachi city center →
governingBody	Port Qasim Authority →
handles	LNG imports → bulk cargo → coal imports → containerized cargo → liquid bulk cargo → petroleum products →
hasFacility	LNG terminal → coal terminal → container terminal → grain and fertilizer terminal → liquid cargo terminal → multipurpose terminal → oil terminal →
jurisdiction	Ministry of Maritime Affairs Pakistan →
locatedIn	Karachi → Port Qasim Industrial Area → Sindh →
locatedNear	Korangi Creek NERFINISHED → Phitti Creek NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Arabian Sea →
namedAfter	Qasim ibn al-Hassan →
nearbyIndustrialArea	Bin Qasim Industrial Zone → Korangi Industrial Area →
opened	1980 →
operatedBy	Port Qasim Authority →
ownedBy	Government of Pakistan →
primaryFunction	cargo handling → industrial hub →
rank	second-busiest port in Pakistan →
servesCity	Karachi →
servesCountry	Pakistan →
servesRegion	Sindh →
timezone	Pakistan Standard Time →
UNLocode	PKBQM →
waterway	Korangi Creek NERFINISHED → Phitti Creek NERFINISHED →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karachi → Sindh →	hasPort
Port Qasim ("Port Muhammad Bin Qasim") →	alsoKnownAs
Port Qasim ("Port Qasim Authority") →	governingBody
Karachi District →	hasTransportInfrastructure
Port Qasim ("Port Qasim Industrial Area") →	locatedIn
Port Qasim ("Port Qasim Authority") →	operatedBy