Yang Ming
Direct Calls Into Karachi & Port Qasim, Pakistan

Yang Ming Into Pakistan

Yang Ming stands out among the carriers covered on this site for how concretely its Pakistan calls are documented. Its published 2026 East-West service network names an AS1 rotation running Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Shekou-Singapore-Port Kelang-Karachi-Port Qasim-Singapore-Qingdao, which lists both Karachi and Port Qasim as separate, sequential calls on the same string. A second service, CPX, adds a Karachi call on a different rotation that also touches Mundra in India. That is a materially different picture from most Asian regional carriers, whose Pakistan connection typically runs through a transshipment hub rather than a named direct call in a published rotation.

Yang Ming has also announced a further service, the India Ocean Express (ISE), intended to connect West India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan directly to North Europe, with a reported routing through Karachi, Hazira, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, London Gateway, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp. Because this was described as part of Yang Ming’s broader network announcement rather than confirmed as an already-sailing service with a track record, treat it as planned capacity and check current sailing dates against Yang Ming’s own schedule tool before booking against it specifically.

On the ground in Pakistan, Yang Ming’s own office and agent directory names Inshipping Private Ltd as its Karachi office, at 58 West Wharf Road, which is a direct statement from Yang Ming rather than a third-party listing. For the terminal side, Yang Ming appears in terminal-reference sources listing the carriers that call Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT), alongside Wan Hai and COSCO among others; this is corroborated aggregator data rather than a KICT or Yang Ming statement naming the carrier specifically, so treat it as reliable but not primary-sourced. We could not confirm which terminal Yang Ming’s Port Qasim calls use.

Clearing a Yang Ming Shipment in Pakistan

Because Yang Ming’s AS1 rotation calls both Karachi and Port Qasim on the same voyage, don’t be surprised if your shipment’s tracking history references both ports; that reflects the vessel’s actual sequence of calls rather than a routing inconsistency. Once your container is actually discharged, clearance runs through WeBOC or the Pakistan Single Window the same way at either port: the importer or clearing agent files the goods declaration against the bill of lading, duties and taxes are assessed, and the container releases once customs and terminal charges are paid. The process does not differ meaningfully between a Karachi discharge and a Port Qasim discharge; what matters for your paperwork is that the discharge port recorded on your documents matches the port where your container actually lands, since AS1’s dual-port calls mean the two are not automatically the same for every box on the vessel.

Because Yang Ming has no acquired fleets or inherited container prefixes to untangle, only YMLU and YMMU, verifying your container number against your bill of lading is straightforward. Where the CPX or planned ISE service is involved, confirm which Pakistani gateway your specific booking actually uses before assuming it matches the AS1 rotation, since Yang Ming currently runs more than one distinct string touching Pakistan and Indian ports, each with its own port sequence. Maalbardaar files clearance based on whichever port and terminal your bill of lading and discharge notice actually show, whether that is Karachi via AS1 or CPX, or Port Qasim via AS1.