Ports Director: We will adopt modern navigation equipment to operate the Grand Faw Port.
Ports Director: We will adopt modern navigation equipment to operate the Grand Faw Port.
2025-04-15
Director General of Iraqi Ports, Farhan Al-Fartousi, announced on Tuesday that the Grand Faw Port will be operational in the coming period after it has been equipped with modern navigation equipment. Al-Fartousi stated in a press conference that “the technical director of the International Academy for Maritime Aids (IALA), Julierdine Delano, is currently visiting Iraq to review the state of the maritime sector and its needs in terms of modern technology in the field of navigational aids, which includes the availability of buoys, lighthouses, and ship traffic signs.”
He added, “Iraq’s cooperation with international maritime organizations, such as the IALA International Academy, will enable the port sector to modernize its infrastructure, provide the port of Faw with the latest navigation equipment, and train the crews working at the port to use this technology.”
In contrast, the technical director of the Ayala Academy, Juliardine Delano, confirmed that “Iraqi ports are witnessing significant development in terms of performance and navigational equipment.”
She noted that she is currently visiting Iraq to review the state of the maritime sector and its needs, ensure Iraq’s commitment to implementing international requirements for maritime safety, and conduct a preliminary assessment of the Grand Faw Port’s need for such navigational aid, in preparation for its commencement of operations in the coming period.
She added, “Iraq’s compliance with international standards and its investment in safety measures will yield returns in the form of reduced prices for imported products, as well as insurance revenues paid by ships passing through ports.”
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