Agencies / Translated By Iraq Business News
Flights of Arabia Airlines to Najaf
The Arabia Airlines operations Director confirmed launching of the first company direct flights to Najaf city from its main headquarters in Sharja / UAE, indicating that Najaf is no longer the only destination for Arabia Airlines in Iraq, the company will lunch two weekly trips to Najaf. (more…)
Emirates Airlines
With Emirates recently announcing services to Baghdad, available from 1st July, the carrier is keen to build up its presence in Iraq, ensuring that customers have easy and convenient access to book their travel with Emirates.
Ports in the south of Iraq
MP Wael Abdul Latif called to develop Iraqi ports and to boost their operational capacity thru making use of the Investment programs of International Companies.
MP Abdul Latif said that dealing with the issue of Iraqi ports and working on solving the challenges that face the naval sector constitute an important revenue that contributes in increasing the country’s financial income. (more…)
Iraq will next month invite foreign firms to submit bids for the planned construction of a $6 billion port south of Basra, which together with a new rail system will create a regional transport conduit to rival the Suez Canal, officials say.
Iraq is also seeking investors to build 8,000 km (4,970 miles( of new rail line, including a $3 billion railway network around Baghdad. (more…)
Of all infrastructure in Iraq, the transport network is one of the most critically underdeveloped. That may be changing as the country seeks to get on the move.
Iraq Highway by sheytanelkebir
From the Eye On Iraq: The transportation sector is, unquestionably, one of the most fundamental services to Iraq’s population. With over 29 million people needing to get around on a daily basis, it represents a massive opportunity for investment and growth – not least as it is one area that has suffered from the twin effects of government neglect, placing it at the foot of the region’s transport systems in terms of development and modernization, and the ongoing security situation. (more…)
lufthansa
German airline Lufthansa on last week signaled its confidence in Iraq’s economic recovery when it became the first major European or US carrier in 20 years to announce the resumption of scheduled flights to Baghdad.
Europe’s largest airline said it was planning to fly to the Iraqi capital from Frankfurt and Munich some time this summer, hoping to profit from rising demand for such a service from European, American, and Iraqi business people…… (more…)
Iraq Port
An Iraqi transport ministry delegation is discussing in Rome a project to build a giant port on the coast of the Arabian Gulf.
Iraq, which has a Arabian Gulf coastline of less than 100 kilometers (60 miles), has so far only one deep sea commercial port, Umm Qasr (Basra Province), with 4 small port plus the oil deep sea port.
According to the project, the port will be based in Al-Fao, a seaside town in the estuary of the Shatt al-Arab river. It will also have a number of first-class hotels and will be linked to the country’s road network by a high-speed motorway.
The estimated value of the project is $20 billion. The tender for the construction of the port has yet to be officially announced
Eng. Kadhum