Iraq is building in the hope of a large western breakwater in the port of Al-Faw in the province of Basra, in the south of the country, to contribute to the economic development of the country, after it recently obtained a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records as the longest in the world.
The 14.5 km long breakwater in the northern Arabian Gulf aims to protect ships coming to Iraq from high waves. This will facilitate direct ship trips to the new Al Faw port, which is due to be finalized in 2024.
"We have two parts of the breakwater, one of them is main and its length is 16 km, the other is secondary, so the Guinness Book of Records told us that it will not include the secondary barrier in its record, but it will only include the main breaker, which is 14.5 km long according to its estimates," said Assaad Abdel Rahim, director of the Faw Port Project. For being one piece. "
"The depths in the sea differ from one place to another and the lengths of the berths differ. This port is on the sea where ships can come directly from the source to the port without passing through other countries to unload their cargo and then. They are loaded onto other small ships. So, the ships come." Directly it will have great benefits. "
The unloading and shipping process adds additional financial burdens to the Iraqi government and merchants alike, which is what Abdul Rahim hopes the new port will help avoid.
The breakwater, which was constructed over a period of 5 years, cost 511 million euros (591 million dollars) to build.
And last April, the Guinness Book of Records issued a certificate that it was the longest breakwater in the world.
The general manager of the Iraqi Ports Company, Farhan Muheisen Al-Fartousi, said that the new port will increase the country's financial revenues.
The new port will include 90 berths for commercial goods, in addition to 6 oil berths, with a total capacity of about 25 million containers.