International competition to operate the large Al-Faw port... Transport: We will choose the best
Chinese, Singaporean, and Emirati companies are competing to operate the Al-Faw Grand Port, while the Ministry of Transport will announce during the coming period the company that will become a partner in managing and operating the port.
Director of the Ministry's Media Office, Maitham Al-Safi, said: The Ministry is seeking to contract with international companies specialized in the fields of port management and operation to be accredited as a partner in the management and operation of the Grand Faw Port, as it has received several offers in this regard, and it will announce the name of the operating partner during the next short period.
He added, "The most prominent contenders for managing and operating the port are Chinese, Singaporean, and Emirati companies that have great experience as they manage the most important major ports on the continent of Asia," indicating that "the committees concerned with preparing the requirements for operating the port are working to expedite the preparation of what is required of the companies submitting operating offers through the application." The vision of the government and the Ministry of Transport in establishing strategic projects, the most important of which is this project and making it a global transit station.
Al-Safi noted “the necessity for the company that will be selected to prepare the necessary plans to manage and operate the port based on studying the regional and international maritime transport market and marketing studies and their impact on the optimal choice of management and operation method.”
He explained, "Giving opportunities to invest in Al-Faw Port projects to giant companies that operate within international standards is the most important challenge for the Ministry during the first phase of operating the project, especially as it is prepared to receive reputable international companies that intend to invest in their projects according to future plans and visions that they have set in advance."
He pointed out that “the Ports Administration is working as one team with the Ministry of Transport to achieve the highest levels in implementing port projects that have reached advanced completion rates, whether in the work of the five berths or the highway linking the port and the submerged tunnel in the city of Umm Qasr, or in the container handling station, or in the canal.” Navigationa llink
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