Port Qasim Port Qasim The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim ( "Bandar-gāh Muhammad bin Qāsim"), also known as Port Qasim, is a deep-water seaport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea. It is Pakistan's second busiest port, handling about 35% of the nation's cargo (17 million tons per annum). Port Qasim and Karachi Port, the busiest port of country, together handle more than 90% of all external trade of Pakistan. The port encompasses a total area of wherein many industrial zones operate. In addition to the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and KESC Bin Qasim Power Plant, around 80% of
Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea (SEAS) is a typical eastern boundary upwelling system (EBUS) similar to the California, Bengulea, Canary Island and Peru-Chili systems. Unlike those four, the SEAS upwelling system needs to be explored in a much focused manner to clearly understand the chemical and biological responses associated with this coastal process. The coastal upwelling in the south-eastern Arabian Sea occurs seasonally. It begins in the mid Spring along the southern tip of India and as the season advances it spreads northward. It is not a uniform wind-driven