Biggest vessel yet in Umm Qasr
NewsGulftainer has received the largest container vessel to call at Iraqi ports to date with the call of Yang Ming's 5550 TEU YM WEALTH at Iraq ...
ICTSI opens new terminal in Iraq
NewsInternational Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has opened its latest facility, a 200m berth on a greenfield site in the port of Umm Qasr,...
TPS wins Basra Gateway Terminal crane awards
NewsTerex Port Solutions has reported an order for STS and yard cranes and associated services from the new ICTSI start-up in Umm Qasr...
ICTSI for Umm Qasr
NewsInternational Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) is partnering with the Government of Iraq to invest in Umm Qasr Port...
CMA CGM opens Baghdad dry port
NewsThe French carrier has opened a new bonded dry port in the Abu Ghreib area, near Iraq's capital city, Baghdad...
New reefer facilities open in Umm Qasr
NewsCMA CGM has transferred its operations at the Port of Umm Qasr, near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, to a newly renovated deepwater quay a...
Bigger cranes, bigger transport problems
NewsThe sheer size of container cranes makes transporting them fully-erect more complex and calls for even more ingenious engineering solutions....
Iraqi Ports planning US$1 bill investment
NewsThe Iraqi Ports Authority (IPA) has plans for 60 new berths at the four ports under its jurisdiction, to be developed over the next five to ...
SSA bags Umm Qasr contract
NewsStevedoring Services of America (SSA) has denied charges that it secured the 18 month contract (with two 12-month extension options) to run ...
Gulf ports strive for bigger role
NewsRecent oil price hikes could provide a fillip for container ports in the Gulf. Higher demand for oil-based export products, aluminium and ot...