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Sharjah-based port operator Gulftainer has announced that it has opened berth 8 at Umm Qasr port in Iraq, according to a report from MEED. In September, the firm expects to introduce two mobile harbour cranes designed to handle all forms of cargo, that will ensure high efficiency at the berth. In February, the firm won […]
Iraq's Transport Minister, Shirwan al-Waeli [al-Waili], met with the deputy president of DP World (formerly Dubai Ports Authority) on Monday in Basra, to discuss signing a deal between Iraqi and Dubai ports, according to Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Talks between the two sides tackled steps to implement the deal between the two sides,” said Anmar […]
A source in the Iraqi Ports Company said on Monday that Acting Transport Minister and Minister of Oil, Hussein al-Shahristani, visited several ports in Basra in a surprising visit on Sunday evening, while the security forces seized a number of smuggled cars in one of the ports in the province. "Oil Minister, Hussein al-Shahristani, arrived […]
After more than 20 years, Saudi Arabia will restore aviation links with Iraq - the first flight from Jeddah to Baghdad will be by the Kingdom's privately owned Alwafeer Air on Thursday. Alwafeer Air will initially operate a weekly flight from Jeddah to Baghdad and two flights a week from Jeddah to Basra, said Saleh […]
One of the fastest growing business jet destinations wasn't much more than a smoking hole a few years ago but Baghdad is back. According to BusinessWeek, Lufthansa will start scheduled service next week and Royal Jet, which operates 11 corporate aircraft is reporting brisk business carrying oil executives and other business leaders to the calmer […]
Duhok Province said that it sealed a contract with Lebanese Dar Al Handasah to build an international airport in the province with a cost of 5 million dollars. The source said that it expects works to start at the end of next year. Another source said that the airport will help in developing the economy, […]
The political adviser of the outgoing Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on Wednesday that the Iraqi government had decided to grant the Minister of Transport, Amer Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, 'compulsory leave' for one month, because of his poor management of the Ministry. "The Minister's compulsory leave for a month carries a lot of meanings," said Ali […]
CT Business Travel will be the first UK travel management company to open offices in Iraq. It will organise business travel to Iraq and provide local support to help minimise the risk to UK companies who are involved in re-building and improving Iraq's infrastructure. Corporate travel specialists CT Business Travel has operated a number of […]
There are obstacles that curb the execution of the Karbala-Anbar railroad, a member of the Karbala Provincial Council said on Monday. “The railroad passes through an archeological site between the two provinces,” Hussein Shadahan told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He added that the Iraqi Transportation Ministry originally approved the project around four months ago. (Source: […]
Following the opening of a representative office in Baghdad, with branches in Zakho and Basrah, SDV has become the first European logistics group to be based in Iraq. This confirms SDV’s continuous commitment to this market for over 12 years. The reconstruction of infrastructures (oil & gas, water supply, sanitation,…), which cater for the country’s […]
Flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, has announced flights to destination number 22, Erbil in Iraq. Flights to Iraq's third largest city and capital of the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq, will start on Friday, July 16. Flydubai's CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said, "Erbil is reinventing itself and undergoing an economic boom with new hotels, […]
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