Iraq’s $17BN Plan to Become a Trade Superpower

March 12, 2025 1637723 Views

This megaproject could change Iraq Forever.
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Research sources:
https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/01/16/suez-canal-is-not-the-only-choke-point-that-threatens-to-disrupt-global-supply-chains/
https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=227328

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Al Faw Grand Port, 1.75km Piled Jetty


https://www.geosense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Al-Faw-Port-V1.1.pdf
https://maritime-executive.com/article/iraq-s-ambitious-al-faw-port-project-inches-closer-to-completion
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logistics/is-al-faw-grand-port-inching-to-completion-in-iraq-
https://www.worldshipping.org/top-50-ports
https://maritime-executive.com/article/iraq-s-ambitious-al-faw-port-project-inches-closer-to-completion

The Faw Grand Port and Regional Implications


https://www.railway.supply/en/turkeys-19-9-billion-commitment-to-iraqs-development-road-project/
https://www.railjournal.com/regions/middle-east/iraq-turkey-development-road-designs-complete/
https://agsiw.org/basra-turkey-dry-canal-project-ambitious-vision-or-pipe-dream/
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-finance/suez-canal-revenue-drops-by-almost-half-due-to-red-sea-crisis
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/mfat-market-reports/the-importance-of-the-suez-canal-to-global-trade-18-april-2021
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/s421_sum_e.pdf
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https://agsiw.org/basra-turkey-dry-canal-project-ambitious-vision-or-pipe-dream/

00:00 – Intro
01:27 – Iraq
02:08 – Port Construction
04:30 – Global Shipping
05:25 – Port Scour
08:00 – Water Depth
10:25 – The Dry Canal
12:10 – The Big Prize

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