AD Ports Group and Van Oord sign agreement for major dredging project at Karachi terminals

AD Ports Group’s Karachi Gateway Terminal (KGTL) and Van Oord have signed a major dredging agreement to significantly expand the flow of trade through the Group’s port terminals in Pakistan.

Led by AD Ports Group’s international operating arm, Noatum Ports, the project will deepen berths and navigational channels at KGTL, enabling the accommodation of vessels from 305 m to 350 m in length and 13 m to 15.5 m in draft.

Container handling capacity at KGTL will be increased from 750,000 TEUs to 1 million TEUs upon completion of the expansion works.