Umm Qasr port receives ship carrying sugar

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi port of Umm Qasr received  a ship on Tuesday carrying 12,600 tons of sugar for the Trade Ministry, said the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports. “The Ship Tyson from Vietnam arrived at the port carrying 12,600 tons of sugar,” Anmar al-Safi told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2