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Iraq signed an agreement with the Sultanate of Oman for the opening of a maritime line between the two countries
26/07/2013 Mohammed al-Qaisi Baghdad
Steamboat unloaded at the port of Basra. It is expected to open in September / direct sea route between the ports of Basra and the Sultanate of Oman.
The Ministry of Transport last week signed an agreement with the Omani counterpart to open a direct line of maritime transport between the two countries begin work there in September / September.
The company said the Iraqi maritime transport in a statement released on Thursday, July 18, the opening of the maritime line between the two countries will be commercially primarily through direct transport between the Sultanate of Oman and the ports of Iraq's Basra province.
The statement quoted the director of the company Samir al-Karkhi as saying that "the Convention will contribute to strengthening trade relations between the two countries as well as the revitalization of the tourism private sector in Baghdad and the Omani capital Muscat."
In this regard, the adviser said the Iraqi Ministry of Transport Karim Nouri told the balcony, if Iraq is seeking to conclude similar agreements with the rest of the Gulf states and Egypt, part of a plan to diversify sources of trade and goods and the provision of transport routes for traders and investors and facilitate the work of foreign companies operating in Iraq, which requires work transfers Parts machines and different materials.
Nouri said that the cost of shipping will be much less than air and ground transportation, as well as the transfer speed with the end of Iraqi cadres of the process of rehabilitation and restoration of jetties in the port of Basra and Abu Flus and the introduction of modern unloading equipment.
Staff will be trained in Iraqi ports to European countries on how to manage and operate the ports, security surveillance and inspections with international import special sonar equipment detects suspicious materials, according to Nuri.
And that "direct shipping line will be a starting point for extensive commercial operations with the Sultanate of Oman as well as being a means to strengthen the social and political relations between the two countries and revitalize the tourism sector."
'SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC GAINS'
For his part, said a spokesman for the shipping company, Anmar Net, the balcony that Iraq pending the receipt of three new ships out of 11 modern commercial steamer.
He explained that "those vessels with tonnage ranging from 8000 to 17 and 500 tons, will make a quantum leap in the maritime sector of Iraq."
And that Iraq progresses continuously in this area and is preparing to compete with the coastal countries of the region across the sea trade sector.
In turn, said Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq of the balcony, "The government has decided to go to the development of the maritime transport sector, because it is an important economic gains for the country."
Mutlaq explained that the completion of the development of Iraqi ports and re-opening means there is a wide diversity in the Iraqi market in terms of goods and origins, as it will reflect positively on the prices of those goods because of the high cost of air transport and the security risks facing the road transport sector.
He pointed out that the rate of commercial vessels received by Iraq through the ports of Basra, currently stands at 40 ships per week, a figure negotiated to rise in the event of the opening line of Iraq - Oman, he said.
The director of the management department maritime agencies in the Iraqi Ministry of Transport, Abdul Karim Manhal, said in a statement to Iraqiya state television last week that the expansion of Iraq in the process of opening direct lines with the countries of the region would enable the transfer of goods and shipments of various faster and cost much less.
He added that this will contribute to the development of the economy and cast a shadow positively on the Iraqi commercial ports, in addition to providing employment opportunities "for hundreds of unemployed people."
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26/07/2013 Mohammed al-Qaisi Baghdad
Steamboat unloaded at the port of Basra. It is expected to open in September / direct sea route between the ports of Basra and the Sultanate of Oman.
The Ministry of Transport last week signed an agreement with the Omani counterpart to open a direct line of maritime transport between the two countries begin work there in September / September.
The company said the Iraqi maritime transport in a statement released on Thursday, July 18, the opening of the maritime line between the two countries will be commercially primarily through direct transport between the Sultanate of Oman and the ports of Iraq's Basra province.
The statement quoted the director of the company Samir al-Karkhi as saying that "the Convention will contribute to strengthening trade relations between the two countries as well as the revitalization of the tourism private sector in Baghdad and the Omani capital Muscat."
In this regard, the adviser said the Iraqi Ministry of Transport Karim Nouri told the balcony, if Iraq is seeking to conclude similar agreements with the rest of the Gulf states and Egypt, part of a plan to diversify sources of trade and goods and the provision of transport routes for traders and investors and facilitate the work of foreign companies operating in Iraq, which requires work transfers Parts machines and different materials.
Nouri said that the cost of shipping will be much less than air and ground transportation, as well as the transfer speed with the end of Iraqi cadres of the process of rehabilitation and restoration of jetties in the port of Basra and Abu Flus and the introduction of modern unloading equipment.
Staff will be trained in Iraqi ports to European countries on how to manage and operate the ports, security surveillance and inspections with international import special sonar equipment detects suspicious materials, according to Nuri.
And that "direct shipping line will be a starting point for extensive commercial operations with the Sultanate of Oman as well as being a means to strengthen the social and political relations between the two countries and revitalize the tourism sector."
'SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC GAINS'
For his part, said a spokesman for the shipping company, Anmar Net, the balcony that Iraq pending the receipt of three new ships out of 11 modern commercial steamer.
He explained that "those vessels with tonnage ranging from 8000 to 17 and 500 tons, will make a quantum leap in the maritime sector of Iraq."
And that Iraq progresses continuously in this area and is preparing to compete with the coastal countries of the region across the sea trade sector.
In turn, said Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq of the balcony, "The government has decided to go to the development of the maritime transport sector, because it is an important economic gains for the country."
Mutlaq explained that the completion of the development of Iraqi ports and re-opening means there is a wide diversity in the Iraqi market in terms of goods and origins, as it will reflect positively on the prices of those goods because of the high cost of air transport and the security risks facing the road transport sector.
He pointed out that the rate of commercial vessels received by Iraq through the ports of Basra, currently stands at 40 ships per week, a figure negotiated to rise in the event of the opening line of Iraq - Oman, he said.
The director of the management department maritime agencies in the Iraqi Ministry of Transport, Abdul Karim Manhal, said in a statement to Iraqiya state television last week that the expansion of Iraq in the process of opening direct lines with the countries of the region would enable the transfer of goods and shipments of various faster and cost much less.
He added that this will contribute to the development of the economy and cast a shadow positively on the Iraqi commercial ports, in addition to providing employment opportunities "for hundreds of unemployed people."
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