Great challenges confront the “Al-Faw Port” and insistence on completing it on schedule

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[size=52]Great challenges confront the “Al-Faw Port” and insistence on completing it on schedule[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Firas Adnan[/size]
[size=45]The official authorities in Iraq confirm their ability to face the obstacles to the implementation of the large port of Faw, stressing that the project is moving steadily in order to open it according to the scheduled date, while experts call for the need to seek the help of foreign investment and deliver messages of reassurance to neighboring countries that they will not be affected by this project.[/size]
[size=45]According to official statements, the first ship is scheduled to dock in the large port of Faw during the year 2025, confirming the completion of the concrete wall of the berths and the container yard.[/size]
[size=45]"The port of Faw is an integrated project that includes a port with an area of ​​54 km, in addition to industrial areas, residential areas, and other supporting details," said Farhan Al-Fartousi, general manager of the Ports Company affiliated with the Ministry of Transport.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fartousi added, "There is a dry channel linking the port towards the outside world in the north, towards Syria and Turkey," explaining that "such a giant project will provide Iraq with golden opportunities to work to reduce unemployment."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the port will leave positive effects on the economic and social levels, in addition to contacting the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to ensure that the roads leading to it are far from residential areas in order to draw cities towards them."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fartousi pointed out, "The Iraqis are able to protect this project from any attempt to disrupt it, and since 2020 there has been talk by some that the port will stop, but it is currently moving towards its opening on the scheduled dates."[/size]
[size=45]And the deputy from Basra, Amer Al-Fayez, is counting on “the port to be an easy path between the countries of the West and the East through Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fayez continued, "Al-Faw will outperform the region's ports in terms of importance," and he talked about "a government interest in completing the project because of the benefits it will bring to Iraq, improve the economic situation and enhance its political position."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The obstacles to completing the project have not ended and will continue, because its completion will give Iraq economic progress over the countries of the region."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fayez added, "The affected countries will try by various means to obstruct the implementation of the project, whether in the current or future stages."[/size]
[size=45]The economic researcher, Safwan Qusay, said, "The port of Faw will not work without modern roads and means of communication, and a tight mechanism to receive giant ships and link them to a train system."[/size]
[size=45]Qusai added, "These mechanisms help the smooth movement of goods from eastern countries to the European Union, via the Turkish side."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The second stage can take place through the transfer of goods from the continent of Africa to the port of Faw via the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."[/size]
[size=45]Qusai explained, "All these developments turn Iraq into a great investment opportunity, given the geographical location it enjoys among the countries of the world."[/size]
[size=45]And he stressed, "The necessity of establishing refrigerated warehouses and agreeing to link with the countries of the region so that we have sustainability in the movement of goods."[/size]
[size=45]And Qusai said, "Iraq is looking forward to export operations from the European Union towards the Asian continent, and the process is not limited to the opposite direction."[/size]
[size=45]He called for "delivering messages of reassurance to the United States of America that it has industrial facilities that can transfer its technologies to Iraq, as it sees itself as allied with Iraq and does not want to abandon it."[/size]
[size=45]And Qusai said, "The requirements also dictate that we have export operations from Iraq towards Asian countries in order to create a state of balance in interests in order to develop the national economy."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "The presence of industrial cities provides many job opportunities for Iraqis in a way that enables them to acquire skills that keep pace with global development."[/size]
[size=45]Qusai spoke about "the importance of Iraq having partnership operations with international shipping and transport companies, which is what the government seeks through openness to the international environment."[/size]
[size=45]Qusai added, "Iraq has the shortest way to link the European Union with the countries of the region," stressing that "this dry port, if managed with an international investment mentality, will be this link."[/size]
[size=45]And he advised to "find partnerships with the countries of the region, especially the Iranian and Kuwaiti sides, so that we can manage the ports in a smooth manner. If we cannot receive one of the giant ships, we will have an alliance with these two countries to find an alternative."[/size]
[size=45]And Qusai went on to say that “finding a railway link with Kuwait and Iran to transport some goods and people can send them messages of reassurance in order not to clash with them.”[/size]
[size=45]According to a government statement in the middle of this week, the Prime Minister, Mohamed Shiaa Al-Sudani, “chaired a meeting dedicated to following up the progress of the executive works in the Al-Faw Grand Port project, in the presence of the Director General of Ports, the Assistant Director General of Railways, and the Chairman of the Board of Advisors in the Prime Minister’s Office.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, “Al-Sudani listened to a detailed presentation of the total construction and executive works, and the percentage of completion in all paragraphs of the project, as well as what the implementing companies have reached in terms of implementation stages, and to stand on the most important technical, legal and procedural obstacles and obstacles that stand in the way of completing the work as a whole.” its stages.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the meeting reviewed the details of work in the field of linking the port to the national road and railway networks, and providing energy requirements and support services for the port project.[/size]
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