Basra Terminal Handles Largest Container Vessel Yet

Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in the Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq, has set a new record with the successful handling of the 16,000 TEU capacity HMM Daon, the largest container vessel to dock at the port.

BGT’s ability to handle large container vessels of this type, the only terminal in Umm Qasr to be able to do so, is the result of recent infrastructure and equipment investments, including the deployment of three post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes.

According to BGT’s parent company, ICTSI, “The modern facilities, combined with a skilled workforce, ensure smooth operations at Iraq’s busiest port. Under our management, BGT has developed into a high-performing multipurpose terminal that caters to general, project, and roll-on/roll-off cargo.”

In 2014, ICTSI signed a contract with the General Company for Ports in Iraq to manage, operate and rehabilitate terminal facilities in North Port Umm Qasr, Iraq and to develop and expand container handling capacity through new infrastructure development. ICTSI has progressively built on this initial commitment over the past ten years.