Pakistan’s PIMEC‑25 wraps up in Karachi with 83 MoUs worth Rs76b, a new Green Ship Repair & Recycling Yard, and a long‑term maritime vision.
A Four‑Day Showcase for Maritime Pakistan
In Karachi, the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference 2025 (PIMEC 25 ) ended in four days, that is, between 3 and 6 November 2025. Being the second time in the event history, PIMEC was a national strategy dialogue, academic exchange, and business party. The Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, presided over the closing ceremony and restated the intention of the government to create a modern and competitive maritime sector that helps in bringing employment and export.
Green Ship Repair Recycling Yard Announced
The Chief Guest in his speech declared the first Green Ship Repair and Recycling Yard in Port Qasim. The yard will encourage less hazardous dismantling, less-toxic waste management and enhanced protection of the workers- major characteristics of a green facility. Connecting ship repair with healthy recycling and steel recovery, the project will be able to provide employment to skilled personnel and international ship owners to prefer certified and environmentally safe yards.
Five Pillars of the ‘Maritime Century’ Vision
Looking at the 20472147 Pakistani Maritime Century, the minister emphasized five pillars, namely, the development of three new deep-sea ports, the national fleet of shipping, the establishment of AI-enabled marine industrial complexes, the 100 percent green digital ports with multimodal connectivity, and the forefront of regional maritime cooperation. All these pillars should be used to increase capacity, reduce the cost of logistics, and make Pakistan a trusted regional trade and industry hub.
Deals Signed: 83 MoUs Worth Rs76 Billion
PIMEC-25 registered key business momentum by signing 83 Memoranda of Understanding worth approximately Rs76 billion. The MoUs included various spheres of the maritime value chain, which included ports, logistics, ship services, technology transfer, training and research. To foreign investors, the transactions are an indication of continuity in policy and an increase in bankable projects in the blue economy in Pakistan.
Global Participation and Knowledge Exchange
The event attracted 178 exhibitors comprising of 28 international companies and 150 local organizations that exhibited new technologies and services. The international delegations of 44 countries (133) showed notably increasing profiles of PIMEC in the region. The Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi, the commander of Karachi, gave thanks to representatives, scholars, experts and exhibitors who participated actively. He also commended the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) that hosted the International Maritime Conference with a theme of Harnessing Blue Economy Potential to Sustainable Development as it informed the debate to be conducted and also provided practical next steps to be taken.
Next step: post project schedules, environmental protection, and training programmes to enable investors and communities to keep track of advancements. The set milestones will assist in translating the MoUs into contracts and generating sustainable jobs between the ports, logistics, ship repair and marine technology.
To the businesses it is high time to map the supply chains, consider joint ventures, and prepare bids in line with port expansion and green yard work. R&D and skills can be done in collaboration with industry, equipment can be financed and ordered through banks, and all these are done in partnership with universities and NIMA.
