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This article was written by Ahmad Wahid, and was originally published by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, iwpr.net. It is reproduced by Iraq Business News with permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Thousands of Iraqis working across five ports […]
Drive Square, Inc. will showcase its driving simulation training system at the November 25-28 Basra Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in Iraq. Middle East distributor EMDS will represent Drive Square during the Conference. CEO and Founder of Drive Square, Konstantin Sizov, said EMDS, with its strong background in driver and security training, is the […]
Iraq's Transport Ministry has agreed in principle to award the business to develop and maintain its damaged railway system to with 'Vadi Albar' company, reports AKnews. The agreement comes after extensive talks between the state-owned Railways Company and Vadi Albar in Iran about the revival of Iraq's railway system and the maintenance of 219 trains […]
German truck and bus maker MAN has signed a $14 million [17 billion Iraqi dinar] deal with Iraqi firm Numoor Al-Bararry to manufacture commercial trucks in Baghdad, according to report from AKnews. Under the contract, the two companies will establish an assembly line and maintenance workshop, said Peter Mayr, managing director of Terramar Company, which […]
According to The Saudi Gazette, the Iraqi government has earmarked an estimated $50 billion for airport development projects in Iraq over the next few years. Iraqi Airways is scheduled to add new 55 Boeing and Bombardier aircraft to its fleet soon. The emerging markets of China, Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa are forecast […]
A railway connecting Syria and Iraq will begin operations next year, according to a report from Kuwait’s KUNA news agency. In addition, a direct line connecting Syria’s eastern Deir Al-Zor-Al-Bukamal station to Iraq has been completed, the director general of the Syrian rail company has said. “The rail link is a direct line that will […]
Umm Qasr port administration has announced the seizure of materials contaminated with radioactive isotopes imported from Japan, according to Aswat al-Iraq. A source told the news agency that an imported fork-lift, heading for the private sector, was discovered to have been contaminated by radiation. No information was given on the volume of radiation in the […]
Iraq’s Land Transportation Company is in discussions with Dutch manufacturers DAF over the replacement of vehicles in its current fleet, reports Construction Weekly Online. According to the LTC’s media department, General Manager Abbas Omran Musa met with a delegation from DAF to discuss the supply of DAF trucks to expand the State Company’s fleet and […]
Turkey's low-cost airliner Pegasus is expected to start operating flights to Erbil, Kurdistan Region's capital city, as it looks to open new routes. Erbil International Airport manager Talar Fayaq told AKnews that the airport board is currently in talks with a number of airliners to seek possibilities of opening routes to the capital of the […]
Emirates will launch its Dubai-Baghdad route on November 13, making the Iraqi capital its 115th international destination. Trade Arabia reports that Emirates held a gala dinner in Baghdad to mark the occasion. “Baghdad has been on our wish list for some time and we are now ready for our launch on the 13th November,” said […]
Passenger numbers at Erbil International Airport are up 39% over the past year, according to Aswat al-Iraq. The Director General of the airport said in a press conference that 550,000 passengers used the airport over the past year, with freight traffic up 62 percent. There are 12 airlines usingt the airport, including three new ones […]
Iraq’s railways are now safer and more efficient as a result of two projects funded with $60 million by the United States. The successful completion of the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system and Digital Microwave Radio Communication Network (DMRCN) will help Iraq to move goods, people, and raw materials quickly about the country. They […]
