Extra capacity brings bigger ships in Iraq

Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has welcomed its largest container vessel at Iraq’s Port of Umm Qasr, where a new terminal development programme has progressively boosted capacity.

Evergreen’s 5,652 teu-capacity Ever Useful, with a length of 285 m, beam of 40 m and a weight of 69,246 tonnes, called at Berth 27 at the end of August.

BGT, operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), handled 4,500 teu during the call and achieved a net move rate of over 50 moves per hour with a two-quay crane operation.