BAGHDAD- The blocking of Iraq's major Umm Qasr port on the Gulf by anti-government protesters has cost the country over $6 billion so far, a spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on ...

Stevedoring Services of America (SSA)Marine is likely to have its contract extended to operate and manage the deep water port at Umm Qasr. The $4.8 million contract, awarded by the US Agency for ...

The privatisation of Iraq’s deep sea port at Umm Qasr has been put on hold following the appoint-ment of Emir Jabbar as transport minister. Jabbar took up the vacant ministerial position at the ...

The ability of the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq to receive direct calls from larger container vessels is being progressively boosted by the new terminal development program at Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) ...

Gulftainer (GT), a globally trusted leader in integrated maritime and logistics solutions, has launched its first dedicated feeder service linking the UAE and Umm Qasr, Iraq. The move comes 17 years ...

Iraqi security forces dispersed by force on Friday protesters who had been blocking the entrance to the country’s main Gulf Umm Qasr port near Basra and reopened it, port officials told Reuters.

BASRA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) - All operations have halted at Iraq's Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra on Thursday, after protesters blocked its entrance overnight, port employees said. The spread ...

All operations had been halted since Thursday, after protesters blocked the port’s entrance Umm Qasr, 60 km south of Basra, receives grain, vegetable oil and sugar shipments that feed a country ...

[Brief] On Christmas Eve, the freighter Baghdad struck the moored container ship ESL Winner at the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq, causing damage to the Winner's stern. After the allision, the Baghdad moored ...

Australia's navy found mines near the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr in the past few days and was prepared for suicide speedboat attacks, HMAS Kanimbla captain David McCourt said. Commander McCourt said his ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The blocking of Iraq's major Umm Qasr port on the Gulf by anti-government protesters has cost the country over $6 billion so far, a spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ...

The blocking of Iraq’s major Umm Qasr port on the Gulf by anti-government protesters has cost the country over $6 billion so far, a spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Wednesday.