Iraqi Ports Company puts port for investment

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ports Company has called on international and local firms to invest in a Basra port, an official statement said on Monday. “The company invited international, national and local companies to submit their investment bids for the operation of the new Hawiyat (containers) Port at Umm Qasr…,” according to the statement, which was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 2