Engineers at Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) stepped up to the challenge of commissioning new port equipment as COVID-19 restrictions prevented Kalmar engineers from travelling to Iraq.
BGT ordered three empty container handlers from Kalmar in response to the growing demand and steady volume increase…
Following the opening of two new berths last year, BGT East serviced its first Yang Ming vessel–YM Green.
The 5,551-TEU boxship berthed at BGT East on 13 April and departed after completing 1,297 moves in 18 hours. BGT achieved an average of 72 moves per hour during the call, due largely to the su…
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International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) formally inaugurates two new berths which for the first time offer the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq’s main dry cargo port, the ability to handle container vessels of up to 14,000TEU.
The inauguration ceremony marked both the opening for business of…
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