It has six mobile cranes along with reefer points. It also offers office space on rent to companies operating at the main Umm Qasr Port.īasra Multipurpose Terminal utilises berths 12-15 for containers and general bulk cargo. This port has a clearing agency and customs department. It offers services such as storage for containers, warehouse space, cold storage space. It also uses berth 11 for loading and unloading operations. Umm Qasr Logistics Centre operates as a dry port and is owned by the Gulftainer Group. The major shipping line is at Maersk and the container yard has reefer points. Here container goods are loaded and unloaded using shore gantries and cranes. The Gulftainer Terminal is located at berth 11. Berth 12-15 serve the Basra Oil Terminal and Berth 16-18 are operated by Iraqi Port Authorities, Berth 19-22 and Berth 27, serve the Basra Gateway Terminal. Berth 11 connects to Umm Qasr logistics depot which also has cold storage facilities. Goods can be transported by the railway at only half the cost charged by trucks.īerth number 10 is owned by the Ministry of Trade and contains silos for storing grains. This has connected the port to the capital city Baghdad. Recently, the North port has been linked to the railways.
The north port contains the Gulftainer Terminal, Basra Multipurpose Terminal, The Gateway Terminal of Basra and also Umm Qasr Logistics Centre.
However, North Port boasts of systematic and organized container yards and storage spaces. This disturbs the port operations and is a problem that the port authorities have been trying to rectify. The port faces congestion as numerous trucks have to wait for entering the port while others for getting clearance for imported cargo. The Port has 14 berths, the majority of which are operated by private operating companies.
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