{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Umm Qasr","identifier":"IQ UQR","unlocode":"IQ UQR","city":null,"country":"Iraq","waterBody":"Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":30.016667,"longitude":47.95},"description":"Three terminal operators share Iraq's busiest container gateway: ICTSI runs the Basra Gateway Terminal, while the Basra Multipurpose Terminal and Gulftainer's Iraq Container Terminal handle the remaining boxes. Umm Qasr moved roughly 1.5 million TEU in 2023, far more than any other Iraqi port, across some 21 berths and around 5,000 metres of quay. Beyond containers, the port handles breakbulk, project cargo and dry bulk, making it the principal maritime entry point for goods bound for Baghdad an","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/umm-qasr-port-iq-uqr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/umm-qasr-port-iq-uqr","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Umm Qasr · (UN/LOCODE: IQ UQR) · Iraq · Small · 11 m"}