Hutchison Ports and the Pritzker Family Business Interests (“PFBI”), advised by The Pritzker Organization, L.L.C. (“TPO”), announced today that the leading Hong Kong-based port operator has agreed to partner with NAWAH Port Management, L.L.C. (“NPM”) to manage existing and future operations at the historic Port of Basra in southern Iraq. Hutchison Ports will assume oversight […]
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US Firms form Iraq Oil Services Group
By John Lee. North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH), U.S. Steel Tubular Products, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, and MRC Global Inc. have announced an alliance to bring critical oil well equipment into the natural resources-rich region of southern Iraq. The consortium will serve an international lineup of leading oil and gas companies […]
Tags: MRC Global, North America Western Asia Holdings (Nawah), Paul Brinkley, pipelines, steel, U.S. Steel Tubular Products, United States Steel Corporation
Video: Why Western Oil Firms Struggle in Iraq
CNN's Fareed Zakaria speaks with Paul Brinkley, former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary for Business Transformation with the Department of Defense, about his efforts to get major American companies to set up in Iraq: (Source: CNN)
Brinkley Lands Deal to Modernise Iraqi Port
By Editor on 2nd October 2012 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Public Works News, Iraq Transportation News
By John Lee. Iraq signed a $14-million deal with a U.S. consortium on Tuesday to modernise the Maqal Port on Shatt al-Arab waterway. The consortium, led by North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH), will invest in a new heavy-lift crane as well as container handling capabilities, and will build a modern container yard in one […]
Tags: Maqal Port, Marmon Crane Services, North America Western Asia Holdings (Nawah), Paul Brinkley, Ports, Shatt al-Arab, Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO), Triton Container International
Iraq: Some Opinions are Worth More than Others
What's the future of business in Iraq? There are plenty of opinions on this, but the opinion of the former US Defense Department official who was tasked with promoting business in Iraq has to be worth more than most. So what does Paul Brinkley have to say about it? “There’s no opportunity like this in […]
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Ex-Pentagon Deal-Maker Launches New Iraqi Fund
Bloomberg reports that Paul Brinkley (pictured), the former U.S. Defense Department official who sought to attract companies to Iraq and Afghanistan, has started an investment and advisory firm with backing from billionaire Hyatt chairman Thomas Pritzker. Nawah LLC - short for North America Western Asia Holdings - will initially seek to invest in Iraqi companies […]