BPA Conducts Domestic Training Program for Iraq Port Authority Staff

Busan Port Authority (BPA) conducted a domestic invitation training program for 10 practical staff members of the Iraq Port Authority over a week from the 18th to the 22nd.

This domestic invitation training was an event jointly hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and BPA at the request of the Iraq Port Authority, held in Seoul and Busan, with participation from Daewoo E&C and SM Line Gyeongin Terminal.

The practical staff of the Iraq Port Authority focused on understanding the management and operation system of Busan Port and showed great interest in port development methods, automation equipment, and port cargo volume attraction marketing activities.

Busan Port Authority President Kang Jun-seok (sixth from the left) and employees of the Iraq Port Authority participating in the domestic invited training are taking a group commemorative photo.

The Iraqi government is currently undertaking a large-scale national project to build a container terminal with 50 berths in Al-Faw Port, Basra Province in the south, investing 53 trillion won by 2040.

BPA formed a K-Consortium with Daewoo E&C and SM Line Gyeongin Terminal and submitted a proposal for the operation consignment project of the first phase 5 berths at Al-Faw Port to the Iraq Port Authority in early August.

BPA expects that participation in the Al-Faw Port operation consignment project will expand opportunities for Korean companies related to additional construction projects by Korean construction firms in Iraq, as well as domestic cargo handling equipment and port operation systems to enter the Iraqi market.

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