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Freight activity continues in Iraq despite hostilities

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The bad news from Iraq, where today two more towns were seized by militants, has not yet closed down freight services into the country, reports Lloyds Loading List. Emirates and Etihad continue to fly freighters in, but some truck services, especially near Erbil, Tikrit and Mosul are facing delays as some roads have been closed.

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