Research on Logistics Development Mode of Gwadar Port under the Background of the Belt and Road and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Aimin Deng, Siyu Xiang

Gwadar Port, logistics development model; The Belt and Road Initiative, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Hinterland economy, Supply chain integration.

Gwadar Port is located near the Persian Gulf of strategic significance, clutching the throat of several important maritime routes, is the end point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and is also an important hub port along "the Belt and Road ". Therefore, the study of Gwadar Port logistics development mode has strategic significance. After a detailed literature review of port logistics, this paper analyzes the development mode of port logistics in typical ports at home and abroad, and summarizes its enlightenment to the development of port logistics in later developing regions. Then, based on the long-term planning of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the logistics development mode of Gwadar Port in 2017-2030 is studied and analyzed. This paper believes that in the first stage (2017-2020), the competent authorities of Gwadar Port should focus on consolidating the infrastructure construction and adopting the logistics development model led by the free trade zone. In the second stage (2021-2025), Gwadar Port should give full play to the development of port-adjacent industries and realize the integrated development of port production and city. In the third stage (2026-2030), it will be important for Gwadar Port to focus on the overall port development, integrate resources and realize the integrated development of the port global supply chain.

https://doi.org/10.31871/WJRR.13.2.6