By John Lee. The 82-meter yacht built for Saddam Hussein in 1981 is to be turned into a hotel for the pilots who guide shipping in and out of the port of Basra. The Iraqi government re-gained posession of the 'Basrah Breeze' in 2010 following a legal battle in the French courts. It subsequently failed […]
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Colombo Dockyard to Build Two Vessels for Iraq
Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has successfully secured a contract with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) of Japan to build two vessels; Pilot Station Vessel and Buoy Tender Vessel, for General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI). TTC and GCPI signed the Prime Contract on 27th April 2018 in Dubai. Subsequent to the signing of […]
Were Duty Free Contracts Illegally Granted?
Iraq Business News has learned of claims that Iraq's anti-corruption bodies are investigating the contract to operate the duty-free shops at Baghdad and Basra airports. Early last year we reported that the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) and the Ministry of Transport had extended Iraq Duty Free's exclusive contract at the airports by ten years […]
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Milaha Launches Qatar-Iraq Container Service
Milaha Launches First Ever Container Feeder Service Between Qatar and Iraq Milaha, a Qatar-based maritime transport and logistics conglomerate, has announced the launch of a direct container feeder service between Qatar and Iraq. The new service, which will be an expansion of the existing Qatar-Kuwait service that the company launched last year, will follow a […]
Qatar, Iraq to Cooperate in Air Transport
By John Lee. Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced steps towards cooperation in air transport with Iraq. The announcement came during a visit by Iraq's Minister of Transport, Kadhim Finjan Al Hammami, during which he met Qatar's Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti and CAA Chairman Abdullah bin Nasser Turki Al […]
New Shipping Sevice between Iraq and Qatar
By John Lee. A new shipping route has been announced between Qatar and Iraq. Serving Hamad Port in Qatar and Umm Qasr Port in Iraq, the first ship set to arrive in Iraqi on 1st May. The announcement was made during the meeting between Ministers of Transport of the two countries. (Source: The Peninsula Qatar, […]
Basra Gateway Terminal joins the Iraq Britain Business Council
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced that Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has joined the Council. BGT is one of Iraq’s premier container and multi-purpose cargo handling facility, with a team of high-performing Iraqi and International port professionals who deliver customer-focused, high productivity and congestion-free port services to Iraq’s economy. Situated in Umm Qasr, […]
Tags: Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), featured, General Company of Iraqi Ports, International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), Umm Qasr, Umm Qasr Port, United Kingdom
Video: Push in Iraq to get Trains back on Track
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is trying to get its antiquated rail system back on track. Established in the early 1950s, it was one of the most prominent train hubs in the Middle East. But war and […]
Abadi Lifts Ban on Int'l Flights to Kurdistan
By John Lee. Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has announced the reopening of Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports to international flights. In a statement, he said he signed the decree "following the response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports in accordance with the constitution, in order […]
Tags: Erbil International Airport, Erbil News, featured, KRG, Kurdistan News, Sulaimaniyah, Sulaimaniyah International Airport
UK Firm wins $350m Iraqi Port Deal
UK-based WRA and Associates has announced the signing of a contract with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) for a new $350-million facility with 3-4 berths at the port of Umm Qasr, in Basra province. Built in partnership with local company Bur Al-Aman (BAM), the new development will include warehousing and all other […]
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KRG "could Suspend" Erbil Domestic Flights
A Kurdistan 24 press quoted Talar Faiq, the Director-General of Erbil International Airport (EIA) as saying that the KRG could suspend domestic flights between the Kurdistan Region’s airports and the rest of Iraq due to financial issues and Baghdad’s international flight ban. “Since the Iraqi government’s ban went into effect late September 2017, Iraqi Airways […]
Baghdad extends Air Blockade over KRG-held Areas
By John Lee. Daily Sabah reports that Iraq has extended its ban on international flights to Iraqi Kurdistan by three months. The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) reportedly told Erbil International Airport (EIA) that the ban on international flights to and from Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports has been extended to the end of May. (Source: […]