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) ...

Government vows to restore security to allow $500m sell-off to go ahead. The Iraqi government is poised to launch a security operation to stop Shia insurgents stealing revenues from Iraq’s deepsea ...

15 October 2008 BASRA: Engineering teams from the State Company for Iraqi Ports on Wednesday completed all studies concerning the construction of a new port in Basra's Umm Qasr, a spokesperson for the ...

When the city of Basra was particular unstable between 2006 and 2008, the port of Umm Qasr was left to tread water as a contributor to Iraq’s economic development. Now, however, through the ...

Sharjah ports firm becomes third foreign operator at Iraqi gateway Sharjah-based ports operator Gulftainer will start operating a common carrier berth in Umm Qasr port in Iraq soon, according to a ...

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Road access to Iraq's southern Umm Qasr commodities port was restored on Sunday following a two-day closure by protesters after the authorities promised to create new jobs, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BASRA, Iraq, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic was unaffected by a truck bomb at Iraq's southern Umm Qasr commodities port on ...

[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 ...

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's main seaport Umm Qasr reopened on Saturday at 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) and all operations have resumed after protesters left the port's entrance, port employees and government ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. A heavy firefight broke out between US Marines and Iraqi forces dug in at the southern Iraqi town of ...

BASRA, Iraq: Iraq’s main seaport Umm Qasr reopened on Saturday at 3 AM and all operations have resumed after protesters left the port’s entrance, port employees and government sources in the area said ...