Q&A: Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, head of the General Company for Ports of Iraq
Work on the Grand Fao port project is moving forward, and oil product exports via Khor al-Zubair are getting an upgrade.
Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, director general of the Iraqi Ports Company. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Iraq's southern ports are getting a badly needed upgrade, according to Farhan Muhssin al-Fartousi, the director general of the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), in an interview with Iraq Oil Report at his Basra office.
The Grand Fao port project, which is currently being built by South Korea's Daewoo, will be a major hub of commerce, including six berths for oil products. Work is ongoing to deepen the basin, dredge sand to create new berths, and build access roads.
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