MIDDLE EAST expand on current operations with the construction of a new container and general cargo terminal .
Madsen explains : “ The development process entailed finding a combination of international designers and local construction companies – this has worked out very well for us .
Umm Qasr itself has a yearly capacity for 800,000 TEUs which are serviced by four quay cranes together with two mobile harbour cranes . Situated in the South East of the country , the Port provides a vital supply line with the outside world , servicing ships coming from the Persian Gulf delivering cargo for onward transport
‘ The company ’ s presence consists of 13 sites in the Asia- Pacific region , three in Africa , three in Europe , eight in the Americas , and three in the Middle East ’
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