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Transport tend to contract with the Greek company for the implementation of the first phase of the port of Faw
Author: MB Editor: SA | BS Thursday, September 20, 2012 18:59 GMT
The first phase of the open bidding on the construction of the first phase of the port of Faw
Alsumaria News / Basra announced the Transport Ministry, Thursday, for directions may lead to contract with the Greek company to implement the first phase of the project the port of Faw, as shown local government in the province support the orientation of the ministry to finance the early stages of the project from the public money.
He said Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The ministry has this evening, to conduct the process of opening of the tenders related financial implementation of the first phase of the construction of the port of Faw, at Basra International Airport," noting that "the first stage provides for the establishment Refractor ( barrier) waves east quay and services. "
He explained that "four foreign companies competed with each other on the basis of price and quality artistic performances, and a company (Archie Rdon) Greek favorite," pointing out that "the Greek company ratio quality display technical 80%, while identified in view the financial amount of 204 million euros , which is less than the price proposed by the other three companies. "
The Ameri pointed out that "the implementation of the first phase of the project will take 18 months," he said, adding that "the ministry is heading towards finance the construction of the eastern breakwater, and then the western breakwater, and the drilling of the port basin and deepen the navigation channel leading to it from the public money."
Ameri said that "the Ministry of Transport Stvsh way for the private sector to complete the project form of investment", pointing out that "the ministry Stdzer to the full implementation of the project at the expense of the state if you can not find an investor for the construction of the project."
For his part, the governor of Basra behind Abdul Samad said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "the local government want to finance the project jointly between the public and private sectors, to be for the most part with government funding," stressing that "the project will end the phenomenon unemployment not only in Basra, but in most provinces. "
Abdul Samad added that "The project is scheduled to strengthen the position of the Iraqi economy, especially since the port you need a lot of countries in the passage of goods between Asia and Europe."
The Ministry of Transportation and placed in April of 2010 the foundation stone for the project port of Faw, which contains according to his designs core container terminal along the 39 thousand meters, and a berth last long 2000 meters, as well as an arena for containers with an area of more than one million m 2, and another arena multipurpose an area of 600 thousand m 2, with a maximum capacity of the port 99 million tonnes annually.
The total cost for the establishment of four billion and 400 million euros, and it is hoped that the connection port railway line linking the Arabian Gulf through Iraqi ports in northern Europe via Turkey, a strategic project which is known as "dry canal".
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