Q&A: Engineer Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, head of the General Company for Ports of Iraq
The director general of Iraq's state-run ports company discusses ongoing expansions and the resumption of Qayarah crude exports from Khor al-Zubair.
Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, director general of the Iraqi Ports Company. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - The Grand Fao port project in southern Iraq is advancing ahead of schedule, according to Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, the director general of the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI).
In an interview at his office in Basra, Fartousi said the first phase of the expansion is more than half way complete and will be operational by the end 2025, when it will have 10 berths in operation. Grand Fao is designed to be a major hub for commerce, including six berths for oil products and three for crude oil.
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