Pakistan has launched construction of the Pipri Dedicated Freight Corridor and Multimodal Logistics Park, a CPEC-aligned project designed to improve freight movement from Karachi’s ports to inland destinations and onward regional routes. The initiative aims to modernize logistics infrastructure and reduce long-standing congestion at the country’s main seaports.
Developed jointly by DP World, Pakistan Railways and the National Logistics Corporation, the project includes rehabilitation of a 52-kilometre rail corridor between Karachi Port and Pipri Marshalling Yard, along with a modern logistics park offering warehousing and cargo handling facilities. The first phase is expected to be completed within four months.
Once operational, the corridor will shift container transport from roads to rail, enabling faster cargo movement to domestic markets as well as CPEC-linked routes toward China and Central Asia. Officials say the project will cut logistics costs, lower emissions and strengthen Pakistan’s role as a regional trade and transit hub.
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