Re-opening an Iraq lifeline
This commercial port is Iraq’s gate to the Arabic Gulf and Iraq’s lifeline for import of mixed cargo and bulk goods.
Through the years, the port has slowly silted up and the Jan De Nul Group now has to deepen it to 12.5 m.
The contract is worth Euro52m (US$70m) and will take eight months to complete. The company will put one small and one medium-sized trailer hopper dredger to work. The client is GCPI (General Company for Ports of Iraq) and the signing of the contract is the result of many months of negotiation.
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