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The Syrian crisis revives Iraqi ports and increase its revenues to double
Author: MB Editor: NQ Monday 18 February 2013 13: 42 GMT
A foreign ship leaves a port after unloading
Alsumaria news/Basrah
Public ports, the company announced Monday, financial revenues doubled for reasons attributed to the improvement of the port services and the continuing turmoil in Syria, and that made a lot of moving their cargo ships towards Iraqi ports rather than ports of Latakia and Tartous.
The Director of media and public relations section on the company Tigers Abdel Moneim NET in an interview for "alsumaria news", that "the Syrian crisis led to the revitalization of the commercial ports of Iraq after taking turn too many foreign ships that were intended ports of Tartus and Latakia", stating that "most dealers had have convinced that transfer their goods to Iraqi ports and trucking them to various provinces is better than imported via Syria."
NET said that "Syria unrest contributed to the company for a good profit," adding that "the goods are unloaded in ports is much more than the goods that were imported by the escalation of violence in Syria."
He said the company's General Manager Amran Radi said in an interview for "alsumaria news", "port revenues were around 17 billion dinars per month during the first half of last year, it jumped over the past few months to around 33 billion dinars a month, adding that" the substantial growth in port is also working to improve services and develop their pavements and facilities. "
Radi said that "the company is seeking to raise the danger imposed unfairly on Iraqi ports, which led to high values of ships incoming insurance have four times the normal rate," risk status if cancelled the Iraqi ports will be one of the best commercial ports in the region and most active ".
In turn, the Chairman of the Economic Committee in the Iraqi businessmen Union in Basra improved globe in an interview for "alsumaria news", "positive repercussions for the Syrian crisis is not confined to port work, it contributed to the revitalization of the commercial traffic in Basra", stating that "many of the goods were unloaded in the Syrian ports and transported by truck to Baghdad or Ramadi before reaching Basra, while most of the goods are transferred to Basra directly and sold at lower prices."
Globe said that "port company should seize the opportunity and provide the best services for importers and traders and shipping companies to maintain the sustainability of activity at the same pace even after stability in Syria inflamed."
Basra province includes five commercial ports give port near stronghold from the city center, which was created by the British forces in 1914, and in 1965 created the port of Umm Qasr, which the Transport Ministry announced 2010 are the southern and northern ports, while in 1989 saw completion of the Khor Al-Zubair Port project, and is the second generation of the ports it contains industrial docks and warehouses of iron ores, phosphates, urea fertilizer, and in 1976 created the port of Abu Fulus to West Bank West of the Shatt al-Arab in Abu al-Khasib district.
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Author: MB Editor: NQ Monday 18 February 2013 13: 42 GMT
A foreign ship leaves a port after unloading
Alsumaria news/Basrah
Public ports, the company announced Monday, financial revenues doubled for reasons attributed to the improvement of the port services and the continuing turmoil in Syria, and that made a lot of moving their cargo ships towards Iraqi ports rather than ports of Latakia and Tartous.
The Director of media and public relations section on the company Tigers Abdel Moneim NET in an interview for "alsumaria news", that "the Syrian crisis led to the revitalization of the commercial ports of Iraq after taking turn too many foreign ships that were intended ports of Tartus and Latakia", stating that "most dealers had have convinced that transfer their goods to Iraqi ports and trucking them to various provinces is better than imported via Syria."
NET said that "Syria unrest contributed to the company for a good profit," adding that "the goods are unloaded in ports is much more than the goods that were imported by the escalation of violence in Syria."
He said the company's General Manager Amran Radi said in an interview for "alsumaria news", "port revenues were around 17 billion dinars per month during the first half of last year, it jumped over the past few months to around 33 billion dinars a month, adding that" the substantial growth in port is also working to improve services and develop their pavements and facilities. "
Radi said that "the company is seeking to raise the danger imposed unfairly on Iraqi ports, which led to high values of ships incoming insurance have four times the normal rate," risk status if cancelled the Iraqi ports will be one of the best commercial ports in the region and most active ".
In turn, the Chairman of the Economic Committee in the Iraqi businessmen Union in Basra improved globe in an interview for "alsumaria news", "positive repercussions for the Syrian crisis is not confined to port work, it contributed to the revitalization of the commercial traffic in Basra", stating that "many of the goods were unloaded in the Syrian ports and transported by truck to Baghdad or Ramadi before reaching Basra, while most of the goods are transferred to Basra directly and sold at lower prices."
Globe said that "port company should seize the opportunity and provide the best services for importers and traders and shipping companies to maintain the sustainability of activity at the same pace even after stability in Syria inflamed."
Basra province includes five commercial ports give port near stronghold from the city center, which was created by the British forces in 1914, and in 1965 created the port of Umm Qasr, which the Transport Ministry announced 2010 are the southern and northern ports, while in 1989 saw completion of the Khor Al-Zubair Port project, and is the second generation of the ports it contains industrial docks and warehouses of iron ores, phosphates, urea fertilizer, and in 1976 created the port of Abu Fulus to West Bank West of the Shatt al-Arab in Abu al-Khasib district.
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