Pakistani seafood export to China brisk amid robust demand

[ghazi52]

Pakistani seafood export to China brisk amid robust demand

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The export of Pakistani seafood from Gwadar to Chinese cities through Urumqi, China’s Xinjiang Autonomous region has increased manifold owing to robust demand, Chen Baoliang, chairman of the board of Xinjiang Yu-Fei International Fishing Company said on Thursday.

Yu-Fei Marine Technology of China (Gwadar) Company is one of the largest fishing companies in the Gwadar port of Pakistan, according to China.org.cn.

“Since the company was established in 2017, we have been exporting an increasing quantity of seafood back to China,” said Chen.

In the last two years, Yu-Fei imported 1,000 tonnes of seafood and sold them to cities in the Chinese mainland.Now it takes 34 hours for lobsters and groupers from Pakistan to arrive in Xinjiang through air transport, instead of 25 days.

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan earned $451m from fisheries products’ export in 2017-18

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan earned $451 million by exporting 198,420 metric tonnes of fish and fisheries products during 2017-18.

Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi told National assembly Secretariat that during the year 2016-2017, as much as 155,091 metric tonnes fish and fisheries products were exported and country earned $394 million.

During the years 2017-2018, the fish exports jumped to 198,420 metric tonnes, around 27 per cent increase as compare to previous year, he said. Total fish exported from seven functional plants of Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority was $17.5 million during the year 2017-18.

The minister said that fish industry have two Components, the Fisherman engaged in Fishing on Fishing Vessels in both the provinces (Sindh and Balochistan) which are 400,000 while processing Industries, Fish Harbour and Transportation of Fish fall in second category, which employ 600,000 persons. Approximately 8000 people are engaged in fishery at KoFHA.

Marine Fisheries Department is an Attached Department of Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and controls the fish and fisheries activities beyond territorial water in the sea, beyond 12 Nautical Miles.

 

[925boy]

Wow, congrats to Pakistan. This is serious money.

 

[Abdussamad]

In the last two years, Yu-Fei imported 1,000 tonnes of seafood and sold them to cities in the Chinese mainland.Now it takes 34 hours for lobsters and groupers from Pakistan to arrive in Xinjiang through air transport, instead of 25 days.

So they are not using the Gwadar port or the road network to transport their produce to China. What use is the development of Gwadar port then? What use is the development of the road network under CPEC?