Message from the CEO

Qasim International Container Terminal commenced operations in August?1997 and has the distinction of being the first state of the art modern container terminal in Pakistan. The first initial 3 years saw QICT averaging 159000 teu throughput yearly mainly due to the fact that this terminal was 53 kms away from the main city and was competing with Karachi Port Trust(KPT) a very old port and Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) both in the heart of the city wherein all shippers and consignees were used to doing their business since a long time.

It was a daunting and uphill task to increase volumes when I joined QICT in August?2001 as the mindset of the shippers and consignees had to be altered and I am proud to say that with the multi-talented , dedicated and highly motivated workforce being ably guided by a very professional management team succeeded in turning around the Company and since 2004 are maintaining the number 1 position amongst 4 container terminals presently operating in Pakistan with a 40% market share.

We mainly concentrated on re-skilling and motivating our human resources , upgrading old with new equipment and totally reorganizing our work processes. Our main aim is always to improve on our productivity giving prime importance to Safety and customer satisfaction is our number 1 goal.

We are the only terminal in Pakistan where in the customer has the option to clear his container from QICT or clear same from our off dock container terminal ?NLCCT? located in the heart of the city. This strategy has provided the necessary boost in our throughput which catapulted from 159,000 in 2001 to 629000 in 2006 and we expect to achieve approximately 720,000 teus in 2007.

We at QICT consider health , safety and welfare of our employees an integral part of our terminal operations and to provide a safe workplace for all including our clients and contractors.