It enters Iraqi ports for the first time…a giant, newly-made ship docks in “Umm Qasr” in Basra
It enters Iraqi ports for the first time…a giant, newly-made ship docks in “Umm Qasr” in Basra
2024-02-04 03:05
Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Transport, the General Company for Iraqi Ports, announced on Sunday the docking of the newest ship, which is considered the largest in terms of its capacity. It entered the northern port of Umm Qasr for the first time, stressing the ability of its ports to receive and dock giant ships at its berths.
Director General of the Iraq Ports Company, Farhan Al-Fartusi, said in a statement that the northern port of Umm Qasr received a ship (MSC Berangere) carrying about 2,659 containers, and it docked at berths 14 and 15. It is the newest ship manufactured in the year 2023, and for the first time entering Iraqi ports.
He added that the ship that docked at dawn today, Sunday, at the docks of the northern port of Umm Qasr, is the largest ship in terms of its carrying capacity that has entered Iraqi ports, with a capacity of 15,413 TEU containers, a length of about 366 meters, a width of 51 meters, and a draft of up to 17 metres, explaining that its carrying capacity in terms of The weight reaches about 149,944 tons of payload.
It is noteworthy that the ship docked at Arab and international ports and set off with its cargo from China coming from the port of Dammam to dock at the end of its journey at the northern port of Umm Qasr.
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