Al-Bajari: Iraq pays money to raise the Jordanian flag on its ships due to international restrictions
Al-Bajari: Iraq pays money to raise the Jordanian flag on its ships due to international restrictions
3-3-2025
Al-Maalouma / Baghdad ..
The head of the Parliamentary Transport and Communications Committee, Zahra Al-Bajari, confirmed today, Monday, that Iraq pays money to raise the Jordanian flag on its ships due to international restrictions.
Al-Bajari said in a statement to / Al-Maalouma / agency, that “Iraq did not adhere to the international controls and standards set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to regulate maritime traffic, which led to the imposition of restrictions on its maritime activity,” noting that “international standards stipulate that ports should not be militarized, but Iraq still faces challenges in this regard.”
She added that “Iraqi ships that raise the national flag are subject to immediate confiscation, which prompts Iraq to register its ships under the Jordanian flag in exchange for paying sums of money, which reflects the weakness of Iraqi maritime sovereignty.” She
pointed out that “the certificates of Iraqi sailors issued by the Egyptian and Jordanian Maritime Academy are not internationally recognized, which constitutes an obstacle to the involvement of Iraqi cadres in the global maritime sector.”
Al-Bujari called on the Ministry of Transport to take the necessary measures to implement all the standards required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to ensure Iraq’s presence within the international system and enable it to raise its flag on its ships without restrictions.
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