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Workers are seen at the Faw port project site in Faw, southern province of Basra, August 28, 2017. Image used for illustrative purpose.
The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) announced the start of piling works for the construction of five container berths at the Al-Faw Grand Port.
Hussein Jalil Al-Khafajia, spokesperson of the transport ministry told Zawya Projects that the piles would support the berth structure and equipment, adding that overall construction work of the port is on track.
Al-Khafajia quoted the Director General of GCPI Farhan Al-Fartousi, as saying that construction of the five container berths, the internal roads, the navigation channel and the highway between the Al-Faw and Um Qasr is making steady progress.
(Writing by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)
