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This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Changing Sea Lanes: Basra Wrecks Pose Ecological and Political Risks One of Iraq’s most important waterways is littered with sunken wrecks and the debris of past conflicts. Some, like […]
NAWAH Port Management (NPM), a business unit of North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH), has completed the offloading of the third container vessel running weekly service between the United Arab Emirates and the company’s container terminal at Al Maqal Port in urban Basra. Historic Al Maqal Port, also known as the Port of Basra and […]
By John Lee. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume its operations to Iraq from next month to facilitate Shia pilgrims, reports Business Standard. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reportedly directed the PIA to resume services to the country after a break of 30 years. The new flights will serve Najaf airport. (Source: Business Standard)
Erbil International Airport continued to grow in 2013 as new milestones for passengers, cargo and aircraft movements were set. The airport broke through the one million passengers a year milestone in late October and in total 1,193, 783 passengers passed through the airport, a growth rate of 26%. June, 2013, broke new records for passenger […]
Abu Dhabi's Bristol Vehicle Manufacturing Division (Bristol VMD) has announced it has rolled out seven new fire-fighting and emergency response vehicles as part of a multimillion-dollar contract with Russia's Gazprom Neft. ConstructionWeekOnline reports that the new fleet of vehicles -- five oilfield fire-fighting vehicles, one rescuer and pollution-control vehicle, and a water and foam support trailer […]
By John Lee. Transport officials from Iraq, Egypt and Jordan recently held talks with a view to improving cooperation. Jordan's Petra news agency reports that the talks were held on the sidelines of the meetings of the General Assembly of the Arab Bridge Maritime Company, held recently in Cairo. Among the items discussed were a […]
The Iraqi government has reportedly approved a $256-million submission from Dutch shipbuilder Kuipers to supply it with eight cargo ships. The eight vessels, comprising three 55,000 dwt bulkers, three 1,200 teu container carriers, and two 18,000 dwt multi-purpose vessels, are due for delivery two years from the date of signature of a final contract. According […]
By John Lee. Dubai-based MAG Container Lines (MCL), a division of the multinational MAG Group, has added three new automated vessels to its existing fleet on the UAE-Iraq route. According to the report from TradeArabia, the addition of the Al Hussein, MAG Bride (pictured) and MAG Pearl boosts the company's potential capacity on the route by 60 […]
By John Lee. Thales has signed a contract with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) for the modernisation of Iraqi airspace. The company will deliver a TopSky-ATC centre in Baghdad, this in addition to the ATC centre equipped in Basrah in 2007; it will also supply 3 latest generation RSM970S secondary radars to the ICAA, […]
By John Lee. Zagrosjet has added a further destination from its base at Erbil in Iraq. On Monday the airline launched thrice-weekly flights to Amman in Jordan using its Airbus A321. Competition on the route is provided by Royal Jordanian, with nine weekly flights, Iraqi Airways with three, and Royal Falcon with two. (Source: anna.aero)
By John Lee. Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire five CS300 mainline jetliners. The agreement, which also includes options on 11 CS300 aircraft, follows a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase the aircraft that was announced by Bombardier on November 19 […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Transport Ministry is negotiating with Airbus to buy a number of planes, according to a report from Aswat Al Iraq. Iraqi Transport Minister Hadi al-Ameri said the negotiations related to a number of A320 planes. He also confirmed signing the contract with the Canadian company Bombardier to buy ten planes, and […]
