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Iraq launches corruption probe into oil berth projects: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani is referring several oil berth contracts awarded to foreign companies to the country’s Federal Commission of Integrity for investigation, according to a statement. The probe comes after a special committee tasked with auditing contracts for oil platforms at Iraqi ports found that certain contracting companies were “pursuing their [own] interest at the expense of the state and the public interest,” the statement said.
ICYMI- Iraq completed 97% of its rehabilitation project in Basra’s Khor Al Zubair Port in January2024. The project involved setting up a power station, a firefighting system, a 340-meter oil berth, and a 50k-sqm truck yard. Iraq launched the second phase of an oil berth project in Khor Al Zubair Port in November 2023.
ON A RELATED NOTE- Iraq’s Basrah Gas Co. received an LPG tanker with a 20k-ton capacity — named GasChem — at the second berth of the firm’s export terminal, according to statements here and here. The 188-m-long tanker will export an unspecified amount of semi-chilled gas from Iraq’s Port of Khor Al Zubair to China, INA reports, citing a statement by Iraq’s Oil Ministry Undersecretary Izzat Sabir Ismail. No timeline has been disclosed.
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NLC + DP World partner on auto parts cargo: Pakistan’s state-owned National Logistics Corp. (NLC) and the UAE’s DP World have partnered to transport 38 tons of automotive spare parts — their first joint commercial cargo delivery — from Dubai to Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, through Pakistan’s Karachi, state-owned outlet Radio Pakistan reports.
DP World ❤️ NLC: Earlier this year, the two formed a strategic partnership to modernize delivery and logistics systems in Pakistan, aiming to boost its trade and connectivity. DP World and NLC got the green light to form a JV focusing on road freight logistics back in March.
REFRESHER- NLC launched the Transports Internationaux Routiers multimodal logistics route in December 2024, linking the UAE to China via northern Pakistan’s Khunjerab Pass. The route enables NLC to deploy trucks from China’s Kashgar to Karachi — connecting them to DP World’s Karachi Port-Jebel Ali Port shipping service.
