CMA CGM opens terminal in Iraq

CMA CGM opens terminal in Iraq    CMA CGM said Wednesday it will open a renovated berth at Umm Qasr port in Iraq Friday.
   The new terminal will allow the French container line 'complete autonomy in the handling of its containers into and out of Iraq.' The terminal will also enable CMA CGM to offer a direct reefer service into the country.
   CMA CGM operates a weekly service from Umm Qasr port to Khor Fakkan with two 880-TEU vessels. The line has three offices in the country, in Baghdad, Basra and Umm Qasr.