The Predicament of Pakistan Maritime

Abstract

As trade and commerce increase, mode of sea transportation also increases, as major portions of the trade/commerce are carried out on seas. As a result, maritime supply chain management along with maritime geostrategic, geopolitical and geo-economics related aspects gain significant importance. Countries, naturally endowed with geostrategic locations get an added advantage of becoming prominent regional/global maritime players, provided they use these advantages judiciously. Pakistan, since its independence, has not attained the desired levels of standards, as a maritime nation, for various reasons. In this paper, an endeavour has been made through systematic Literature Review to highlight essential aspects, to be taken into consideration while strategically managing maritime affairs.