{"id":940,"date":"2026-05-13T07:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2026-05-13T07:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:50:19","slug":"minister-urges-port-expansion-stronger-logistics-to-meet-rising-trade-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"Minister urges port expansion, stronger logistics to meet rising trade demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry stressed on Wednesday the need to expand port capacity, fortify logistics networks, and promote feeder services to meet growing trade demands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said this while chairing a high-level meeting to assess ports\u2019 preparedness amid the evolving regional situation and devise strategies to position Pakistani ports as a premier regional transit and transshipment hub, as per a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting brought together major stakeholders including shipping lines and terminal operators to ensure seamless maritime trade, boost operational efficiency, enhance feeder connectivity, and streamline business procedures,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, discussions were held on regulatory challenges, digitization, stakeholder coordination, and opportunities to attract regional cargo, with emphasis on promoting Karachi as a reliable maritime gateway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40418853\/pakistan-can-rise-as-regional-economic-power-through-maritime-reforms-says-minister\">Pakistan can rise as regional economic power through maritime reforms, says minister<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is implementing practical measures to transform Pakistani ports into a key regional transshipment center, adopting a coordinated stakeholder approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOngoing efforts aim to refine the regulatory framework, resolve issues like detention charges, and increase terminal handling capacity through strategies aligned with modern operational needs,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry stressed on Wednesday the need to expand port capacity, fortify logistics networks, and promote feeder services to meet growing trade demands. He said this while chairing a high-level meeting to assess ports\u2019 preparedness amid the evolving regional situation and devise strategies to position Pakistani ports as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}