The AD Ports Group has launched an integrated logistics service linking Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates with Iraq’s Umm Qasr Port, establishing a new trade corridor connecting the Gulf with Turkiye and European markets, Anadolu reports. The UAE-based group said in a statement that it has deployed the necessary logistics infrastructure at both Khalifa Port and Umm Qasr to facilitate cargo storage and transportation, aiming to ensure smoother trade flows and strengthen long-term supply chain resilience. Located on Iraq’s southern coast and connected to the country’s road network extending toward the Turkish and Syrian borders, Umm Qasr serves as a key gateway for goods moving from Gulf states to Turkiye and Europe through overland and rail freight corridors. […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![An aerial view of the Umm Qasr Port, one of the most important ports of the country in terms of commercial goods mobility and is also Iraq's only deep water port, in Basra, Iraq on October 17, 2024. [Haidar Mohammed Ali - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AA-20241019-35953263-35953240-UMM_QASR_PORT_IN_BASRA.jpg)
