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Iraq is preparing to invite bids for the building of a breakwater in the Gulf, which according to Reuters will be the first stage of construction in the giant $6 billion Grand Faw [Fao] port project.
Omran Rahdi Thani, general manager of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, told the news agency that the breakwater is expected to cost around 400 billion Iraqi dinars ($340 million).
A modern port is part of a long-term goal to turn Iraq into a transportation corridor between the Middle East and Europe, bypassing the Suez Canal, by rebuilding a colonial-era railway linking the Gulf to Turkey.
“If Grand Faw port is completed it would be a major event for world transportation. We will shorten the time to reach Europe from 20 days to three or four,” Thani said.
Preliminary plans for Grand Faw include a 7,000 meter quay for containerized trade, and a 3,500 meter dock for general cargo.
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Omran Rahdi Thani, general manager of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, told the news agency that the breakwater is expected to cost around 400 billion Iraqi dinars ($340 million).
A modern port is part of a long-term goal to turn Iraq into a transportation corridor between the Middle East and Europe, bypassing the Suez Canal, by rebuilding a colonial-era railway linking the Gulf to Turkey.
“If Grand Faw port is completed it would be a major event for world transportation. We will shorten the time to reach Europe from 20 days to three or four,” Thani said.
Preliminary plans for Grand Faw include a 7,000 meter quay for containerized trade, and a 3,500 meter dock for general cargo.
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