Iraq sees its ports as an alternative to global transport lines after the events in the Red Sea

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[size=52]Iraq sees its ports as an alternative to global transport lines after the events in the Red Sea[/size]

[size=45]The Iraqi Ministry of Transport said yesterday that, coinciding with many major international transport companies changing their routes due to the security tension in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the alternative to international transport lines to deliver goods from east to west are Iraqi ports.[/size]
[size=45]The Director General of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, Farhan Al-Fartusi, said in a statement, “According to the directives of the Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaibas Al-Saadawi, the Iraqi ports of Umm Qasr must be prepared for any real or international need, to receive increasing numbers of containers, after the security tension in the Red Sea and the suspension of many major transport companies.” The international routes of its routes, especially those transporting goods from Europe to the Arabian Gulf and East Asia and vice versa.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fartusi explained that “Iraq, because of its distinguished location linking the East and the West, is currently considered one of the easiest and safest transport routes, as we expect that there will be a large movement of container handling in the port of Umm Qasr during the coming period,” stressing that “Iraqi ports are prepared for such an increase in Processes".[/size]
[size=45]He added, "Iraqi ports have actually become an important transit site for transporting goods from Europe through the Turkish port of Mersin and from there to Iraq all the way to the Gulf and East Asia, and vice versa for Chinese goods towards Europe."[/size]
[size=45]The Director General of the General Company for Iraqi Ports continued, “This matter clearly shows the importance of the two projects of the Grand Al-Faw Port and the development road that Iraq is implementing, as they have become an international requirement and even an urgent necessity so that the navigation and maritime transport routes in the world are safe.”[/size]
[size=45]It is noteworthy that the French International Maritime Line Company (CMA) recently took a decision similar to the decision of (Maersk Line) to stop commercial ships on the sea line that pass through the Red Sea, as this generated a significant increase in the transport of goods through alternative methods, namely land or sea.[/size]
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