By John Lee. Iraq and Lebanon are moving towards a maritime cooperation agreement, with a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) currently under ministerial review. A ministerial committee has met to examine the draft's provisions, with attendance from the head of the legal department and representatives of the General Company for Maritime Transport, the designated sectoral […]
By John Lee. Iraq recorded 1,754 cross-border transit journeys under the TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) system in August, continuing a trend of growth in international road freight transit. Murtadha Karim al-Shahmani, Director General of the General Company for Land Transport, attributed the result to ongoing coordination between relevant authorities and the work of the company's […]
From Türkiye Today. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Türkiye, Iraq Discuss 24-Hour Work to Finish Development Road Railway in 3 Years Iraq has proposed completing the Development Road railway project within three years by working around the clock. Click here to […]
By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq to Start Work on First Rail Link to Iran Iraq is preparing to start work on its first direct railway link with Iran after completing […]
By John Lee. The Baghdad-Basra passenger train service is to resume on Friday, 7 August, following a temporary suspension during the Arbaeen pilgrimage period and subsequent maintenance work. According to the Ministry of Transport, General Company for Iraqi Railways said the service was halted in the days following the Arbaeen commemoration to carry out maintenance […]
By John Lee. Iraq's ports recorded strong financial and commercial growth in 2025, according to an annual statistical report published by the Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority of the Ministry of Planning. Key indicators for the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) showed: Total revenues of IQD 1,100.7 billion ($840 million), up 20.5% […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Marine Transport (SCMT) has taken initial delivery of 15 new boats and three ferries under a contractual agreement with China. The fleet includes modern tourist boats, two passenger ferries with a capacity of 200 passengers each, and a large multipurpose ferry capable of carrying 500 passengers and 80 […]
By John Lee. Operating hours at the Al Karameh / Terbil border crossing between Jordan and Iraq have been extended to accommodate rising land shipping traffic. According to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency, the Jordanian Ministry of Interior announced the change on Monday in coordination with official bodies at the crossing. Under the new schedule, […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Jordan are in discussions to increase the number of flights between the two countries and to open a Royal Jordanian Airlines office in Baghdad, reciprocating the existing Iraqi Airways office in Amman. The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in road transport. The talks took place when Jordan's […]
By John Lee. Meetings between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) chief Ben Black took place in Washington on Wednesday. The discussions covered opportunities for cooperation in infrastructure reconstruction, project finance, and development planning across energy, transport, agriculture, the digital economy, and services sectors, according to the Prime Minister's […]
By Rula Wathiq, for Al-Sabaah. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A Roadmap for the Baghdad Metro Project The Iraq Development Fund (IDF) has identified 34 points that must be studied before the Baghdad Metro project is launched, stressing that these points […]
By John Lee. The World Bank has approved a $900 million financing package to rehabilitate and expand key road corridors in Iraq, with the aim of improving domestic mobility, regional integration, and job creation. The Board of Executive Directors approved the Iraq Transport Economic Corridors (ITREC) project on Thursday. According to the World Bank, the […]
