Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraq transportation news relating to developments and opportunities.
Dubai's Etihad Airways will launch flights to Basra from mid-April. “Iraq’s surging economy represents a good opportunity to add even greater depth to our schedule,” said James Hogan, Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer. “Basra is an important industrial and transport hub but currently has only limited access to air services and we are delighted […]
A new agreement will see Iraq and Syria work together to complete the Al-Qa'im railway line and increase trade between the two countries, reports AKnews. The Iraqi Railways Company signed an agreement this week with Syrian Railways to construct the remainder of the railway line to reach the Iraqi border in the Al-Qa'im area, which […]
Iraq is preparing to invite bids for the building of a breakwater in the Gulf, which according to Reuters will be the first stage of construction in the giant $6 billion Grand Faw [Fao] port project. Omran Rahdi Thani, general manager of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, told the news agency that the breakwater […]
Jordan's Prime Minister, Awn Khasawneh (pictured), has called for practical steps to extend an oil pipeline between Iraq and Jordan and to connect the two countries by rail, according to the Jordanian news agency Petra. During a meeting with Iraq’s planning minister Ali al Shukri, Khasawneh stressed the need to facilitate the movement of people […]
Iraq Business News has just received photographs of the two new ship-to-shore cranes arriving at Gulftainer's Iraq Container Terminal at Umm Qasr. They are now located on their rails on the quayside, and will commence operations within days, making these the only berths operating 24/7, allowing secure, safe and speedy handling of Tenaris pipes. Another […]
DHL, the world's logistics company, hosted a special 'Partners in Trade' event on the importance of the Iraq and Afghanistan trade lane to customers in the UAE, as part of its continued efforts to facilitate and capitalize on regional trade lane relationships and partnerships. The event, which took place at Dubai's iconic Emirates Towers Hotel, […]
Iraq's transport minister, Hadi al-Ameri [al-Amari] (pictured), has appealed to foreign firms to help restore his country's dilapidated infrastructure by rebuilding airports and constructing a European-style rail network, according to a report from AFP. Addressing nearly 50 companies in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, he said that as Iraq's oil income rises in the coming years there […]
Flights between Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul have resumed after nine years of disruption, reports AKnews. An Iraqi Airways flight carried 40 passengers from Mosul to Baghdad and authorities plan to launch flights between the two cities on a regular basis. The Director of Mosul Airport, Sardar Hasan, said there will be two […]
Turkish Airlines increased its flights between Basra and Istanbul to four per week, according to Aswat al-Iraq. The Turkish consulate in Basra said there will be flights between the two cities on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on 4th March. "Basra is strategically important, and the fourth air bridge will underline to the Turkish […]
Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) re-announced on Thursday the details of the new Kerbala Monorail, and invited interested parties to contact them: Length of the line (18 KM) Project Type (Monorail) - High Concrete mono rail of two ways known locally as Kerbala Monorail. Number of stations (20) the distance between each station and another […]
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has denied any changes to Karbala's refinery, as reported by its spokesman. Asim Jihad told Aswat al-Iraq that all agreements on Karbala's refinery site were set with the Transport Ministry, and denied reports that the site had been changed due to its proximity to Al-Furat Airport. Karbala's Energy and Fuel Commission […]
UAE-based Starlight Airlines, the largest cargo operator to and out of Iraq, has entered into an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to launch cargo operations between its Sharjah hub and Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Under the agreement, the service operates a Boeing 777 freighter to Erbil, twice a week initially, possibly increasing to […]
