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Basra Gateway Terminal gets new MHC

Basra Gateway Container Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq, has commissioned a new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbor crane. With a 125-ton lifting capacity …

Feb 17, 2025 / Curious

Basra Gateway Terminal handles first direct UAE-Iraq freight service

Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Umm Qasr, recently welcomed the first direct freight service between the United Arab Emirates and Iraq. Caption: The RoRo vessel …

Jun 26, 2023 / Curious