Iraq’s Khor al-Zubair commodities port reopens

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Following the ongoing protests taking place at port of Umm Qasr, Iraq, now Khor al-Zubair commodities port near Basra, the second main port in the gulf port, reopened and is now able to continue its normal operations, as Reuters reports.

Specifically, on Tuesday the protesters were blocking the entrance to the Gulf port and didn’t let trucks enter the port, as part of their protests against the government.

The officials discussed with protesters and managed to convince them to free the entrance,...

https://safety4sea.com/iraqs-khor-al-zubair-commodities-port-reopens/

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