Private company

Pakistan National Shipping Corporation

Logo: Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Government owned company

The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier headquartered in Karachi. In 2022 under the chairmanship of Rizwan Ahmed, PNSC recorded its total deadweight tonnage (DWT) at 1,045,657 metric tons which is to date the highest ever carrying capacity achieved since its inception.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1
Official Headquarters Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC)
Photo: Sayoniye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier headquartered in Karachi. In 2022 under the chairmanship of Rizwan Ahmed, PNSC recorded its total deadweight tonnage (DWT) at 1,045,657 metric tons which is to date the highest ever carrying capacity achieved since its inception.2

Products and brands

  • cargo ship

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Government of Pakistan

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1971Founded Founded1