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SHIPPING + MARITIME-<\/p>\n

Iraq launches corruption probe into oil berth projects:<\/strong> Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani is referring several oil berth contracts awarded to foreign companies to the country\u2019s Federal Commission of Integrity<\/a> for investigation, according to a statement<\/a>. The probe comes after a special committee tasked with auditing contracts for oil platforms at Iraqi ports found that certain contracting companies were \u201cpursuing their [own] interest at the expense of the state and the public interest,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n

ICYMI-<\/strong> Iraq completed 97% of its rehabilitation project in Basra\u2019s Khor Al Zubair Port in January<\/a>2024<\/a>. 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ON A RELATED NOTE- <\/strong>Iraq<\/strong>\u2019s <\/strong>Basrah Gas Co.<\/strong> received an LPG tanker with a 20k-ton <\/strong>capacity <\/strong>\u2014 named GasChem \u2014 at the second berth of the firm\u2019s export terminal, according to statements here<\/a> and here<\/a>. The 188-m-long tanker will export an unspecified amount of semi-chilled gas from Iraq\u2019s Port of Khor Al Zubair to China, INA<\/a> reports, citing a statement by Iraq\u2019s Oil Ministry Undersecretary Izzat Sabir Ismail. No timeline has been disclosed.<\/p>\n

CARGO- <\/p>\n

NLC + DP World partner on auto parts cargo:<\/strong> Pakistan\u2019s state-owned National Logistics Corp. (NLC) and the UAE\u2019s DP World have partnered to transport 38 tons of automotive spare parts \u2014 their first joint commercial cargo delivery \u2014 from Dubai to Tajikistan\u2019s capital, Dushanbe, through Pakistan\u2019s Karachi, state-owned outlet Radio Pakistan<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

DP World<\/strong> \u2764\ufe0f<\/strong> NLC: <\/strong>Earlier this year<\/a>, 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<\/a>. <\/p>\n

REFRESHER- <\/strong>NLC launched the Transports Internationaux Routiers multimodal logistics route in December 2024<\/a>, linking the UAE to China via northern Pakistan\u2019s Khunjerab Pass. The route enables NLC to deploy trucks from China\u2019s Kashgar to Karachi \u2014 connecting them to DP World\u2019s Karachi Port-Jebel Ali Port shipping service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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