Special report: How rebuilding a port can help rebuild a country

Photo: Tom Westcott

Iraq’s notorious reputation and ongoing security issues did not deter ICTSI from investing in the war-torn country: the result, The Loadstar discovers, is a high-efficiency container terminal built to European standards.

Post-Islamic State (ISIS), Iraq is still struggling to rebuild war-scarred infrastructure, control bouts of civil unrest, target corruption and form a new government. But, in the southernmost reaches of the country, International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI)’s immaculate container terminal seems far removed from the country’s troubles.

“Welcome to Basra Gateway Terminal ...