UAE- Gulftainer records 1m TEU at Iraq's Umm Qasr Port

Date

11/19/2015 11:49:34 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The one millionth unit was discharged from the MSC Didem a regular caller at the Iraq Project Terminal. Gulftainer Iraq has experienced phenomenal growth and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of some 100.78 per cent since beginning operations from a standing start in August 2010.

Rob Smith operations manager Gulftainer Iraq said: "Umm Qasr Port has always been and will remain the dominant container hub in Iraq due to its strategic location on the Arabian Gulf. We are uniquely positioned having terminals in both the North and South Ports in Umm Qasr each of them with strong selling points that have helped us achieve a steady growth since we started operations in the country."

Gulftainer's Iraq Project Terminal (IPT) facility opened for business in August 2010 at Umm Qasr South Port and has rapidly grown since inception.

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