Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT)

Iraq’s Basra Gateway Terminal marks container vessel handling record

ICTSI-operated Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has set a new industry benchmark with the successful handling of the 16,000 TEU container ship HMM Daon, the largest vessel to dock at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq.

BGT’s ability to efficiently handle ULCVs is the result of continued infrastructure investments, including the deployment of three post-panamax ship-to-shore cranes.

“The modern facilities, combined with a skilled workforce, ensure smooth operations at Iraq’s busiest port,” said ICTSI in a...

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Basra Gateway Container Terminal receives new Mobile Harbour Crane

Iraq’s Basra Gateway Container Terminal (BGT), operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Umm Qasr, has been equipped with a new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbour crane (MHC).

With a lifting capacity of 125 tons and a 54-meter boom, the crane is capable of handling vessels up to post-Panamax size, enhancing BGT’s operational efficiency.

Moreover, this acquisition is part of BGT’s ongoing effort to modernize Iraq’s busiest port and provide reliable,...

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ICTSI Iraq marks 3 million TEU milestone

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary, Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has celebrated the handle of its three millionth TEU.

BGT, operating at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq since 2014, is now distinguished as the only container terminal in the port to have handled 3 million TEU.

The milestone was achieved seven years after the terminal’s establishment and during the handling of Evergreen’s 5,652TEU container ship, Ever Uranus, which was built in 1999.

“Three million TEU...

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