Karachi Port

Tanker Information


The Karachi port is presently operating three oil piers exclusively used for tanker vessels, situated at the entrance of the port.

Limitations and restrictions of these piers are as under:

Berth No.	Max Draft	Limit Restrictions		Displacement	Products Handled
		LOA	Beam
OP-1	11.8 m	259 m	44 m	95,000 m/tons	Crude Oil
OP-2	11.8 m	259 m	44 m	50,000 m/tons	Chemical, Ethanol, Molasses, Crude Oil, Palm Oil, HSD and AV Gas
OP-3	11.8 m	259 m	44 m	95,000 m/tons	Chemical, Ethanol, Molasses, Crude Oil, Vegetable Oil, Naptha, Base LSFO, HSFO, AV Gas, MO Gas

( I ) = Import, ( E ) = Export

Please be advised that Gas Oil, Crude Oil, Jet Oil, Fuel Oil, Naptha and MTBE are Govt. Cargos and get priority on instructions from Ministry of Petroleum to port authorities. 11.28 m draft for exports.

For all other products, tanker berthing is on a "first come first serve basis."

KPT instruction is to give first priority to two government vessels and then one private vessel.