SupplyChain Magazine October 2015 | Page 52

AQABA CONTAINER TERMINAL ( ACT )

“ However you look at it , we will be a natural partner in any transportation solution for Iraq ”

– Jeppe Nymann Jensen , CEO of Aqaba Container Terminal crossing , 20 to 30 percent of transit traffic that used to flow into Iraq from Jordan has dried up even further , but in the longer term , as Jordan ’ s internal infrastructure improves and the security situation in western Iraq stabilises , the opportunities for Jordan and the region are positive . “ However you look at it , we will be a natural partner in any transportation solution for Iraq .”
In the meantime , there are some comforts from the growth in Jordanian exports . With Jordan
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