KARACHI: Pakistan Navy announced on Saturday it will host the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC) 2025 next week, bringing together representatives from more than 40 countries to promote investment and cooperation in the country’s maritime sector.
The announcement was made during a media briefing at the Karachi Expo Center, where Commander Karachi Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi said the expo aimed to advance Pakistan’s blue economy roadmap.
“The event will witness representation from almost every region of the world,” he said, according to an official statement.
The second edition of the exhibition will run from Nov. 3 to 6, featuring 178 exhibitors — including 28 international firms and 150 local organizations — as well as 133 delegations from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America.
Officials and representatives from 44 countries, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Türkiye, Egypt, China and Australia, will also attend.
Abbasi added that the Sindh and Balochistan governments would also set up pavilions to highlight investment opportunities in coastal and maritime industries.
The expo will include business-to-business and business-to-government meetings, signing of memorandums of understanding and other high-level interactions to build partnerships in ports, shipping, fisheries and coastal development.
Running alongside the exhibition, the International Maritime Conference — organized by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs — will take place from Nov. 4 to 5 under the theme “Harnessing Blue Economy Potential for Sustainable Development.”
The statement added its four sessions will feature 14 papers presented by national and international scholars and industry experts.
