The General Company of Iraqi Ports is seeking investment in the new container port in Umm al-Qasr, in Iraq’s southern province of Basra, according to a report from AK News. “The international and local companies that have shipping lines specialized in container transportation must offer their investments to create, manage and operate the new containers […]
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1,300 Houses for Port Staff in Basra
(Source: Aswat Al Iraq) Iraqis Ports Company has reached an agreement with a foreign firm to build 1,300 housing units for ports’ staff in the Basra province, in southern Iraq. “The compound will be constructed at the al-Najeebiya area, 25 km north of Basra,” a media source from the Iraqi company told Aswat al-Iraq news […]
Basra Ports Receive 23 Ships This Week
A total of 23 commercial ships have arrived in Iraqi ports in Basra province this week, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said on Thursday
Iraq Changes Ports Charges
Iraq Minister of Transportation Amer Abdul Jabbar Ismail said that the rentals of the ports and naval agencies and the incomes thereof from 10 to 50% in the light of the achievements in Iraqi ports.
French Shipping Major Revamps Iraqi Port Facilities
French shipping giant CMA CGM has confirmed that it will open its newly renovated deep water quay in Umm Qasr port
AVEVA Wins Iraq Reconstruction Role
AVEVA Group in Cambridge, one of the world's leading providers of engineering data and design IT systems to the plant, power and marine industries, has won work in Iraq
Iraqi Ports Receive 22 Ships This Week
Basra’s ports received 22 commercial ships from different countries this week, according to the Iraqi ports department’s relations & information chief on Thursday. “Umm Qasr port received 17 ships, while Abu Fallous received 3 and al-Maaqal two ships,” Anmar Abdulmenaem al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The Shiite province of Basra, 590 km south of […]
Iraqi Ports Company Puts Port for Investment
The Iraqi Ports Company has called on international and local firms to invest in a Basra port.
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Iraq Ministry of Transportation Lays the Foundation of Al Fao Great Port
The construction cost of this port is of 4.3 million euros and the first stage thereof will be implemented by an Italian company. The first stage is expected to end in 3 years maximum and the development thereof is expected to last till 2028.
UAE-based Firm Rehabilitates Parts of Umm Qasr Port
Iraqi Ports Company has signed a contract with a U.A.E.-based firm to rehabilitate parts of Umm Qasr Port in Basra province, southern Iraq.
Italian firms to build Iraq's biggest port: minister
An Italian group will begin construction in a month's time on what will become Iraq's largest shipping port, the Iraqi transport minister announced Monday.
1st Stage of Project to Build Quays at Basra Port Completed
Work on the project has reached 59% completion,” said Anmar al-Safi.