{"id":70165,"date":"2023-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/04\/12\/milaha-launches-new-shipping-service-between-gcc-countries-iraq\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T00:00:00","slug":"milaha-launches-new-shipping-service-between-gcc-countries-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/04\/12\/milaha-launches-new-shipping-service-between-gcc-countries-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Milaha launches new shipping service between GCC countries + Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Qatari maritime transport and logistics company <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milaha.com\/\" style=\"\">Milaha<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has launched a new direct<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Upper Gulf Service (UGX) to transport goods<\/span><span> between GCC countries and Iraq\u2019s Umm Qasr port, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/milaha_gulf-gcc-oman-activity-7050842963286929408-o9Eh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The service will operate two vessels weekly between the ports. There was no indication as to when the service will begin operating. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The details: <\/span><span>The new service will connect Umm Qasr port in southern Iraq to Kuwait\u2019s Shuwaikh port, Oman\u2019s Sohar port, Qatar\u2019s Hamad port, and the UAE\u2019s Jebel Ali port. The two vessels will have a capacity of 1015 TEUs, and 90 reefer plugs, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/UPPER-GULF-EXPRESS-UGX_473.pdf\" style=\"\">Milaha<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/UPPER-GULF-EXPRESS-UGX_473.pdf\" style=\"\">(pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Although there was no indication as to what goods will be transported back and forth, reefer plugs indicate that there will be room for refrigerated containers or cargo on board the vessels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Background:<\/span><span> Milaha first launched their direct container feeder service between Qatar and Iraq in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milaha.com\/en\/news-and-media\/milaha-launches-first-ever-container-feeder-service-between-qatar-and-iraq\" style=\"\">2018<\/a><\/span><span>, with only one 1015 TEU vessel and 110 reefer plugs. The service had a transit time of two days, and transported dry and refrigerated foods, construction materials, consumer electronics, among other cargo. The expansion into Iraq stemmed from the high demand of the existing Qatar-Kuwait service, <\/span><span>former<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> CEO of Milaha Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai was quoted as saying at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">About <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Milaha:<\/span><span> Founded in 1957 in Qatar as a shipping agent, Milaha currently offers integrated transport, 3PL, and offshore services. 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