"Ali Akbar Safaei", during a meeting with "Ahmed Jassim Al-Asadi", head of the Iraqi Maritime Organization, referring to the preparation of sailor training and maritime science education centers in Iran to train Iraqi candidates, said: dredging Arvandrud and floating the Moghraghes are the most important development programs of Iran and Iraq in cooperation. It is a port and a sea.
The CEO of the Ports and Maritime Organization added: The buoyage and navigation aids in Arvand are part of other programs of the two countries aimed at reducing maritime damage and increasing maritime safety.
He stressed: Iranian ports are ready for the transit and export of goods to Central Asia and Northeast Europe.
Transportation of pilgrims and travelers requesting sea voyages to Iraq
During this meeting, the head of the Iraqi Maritime Organization announced Baghdad's desire to establish a passenger line between the ports of Umm al-Qasr-Khorramshahr and Fawa-Abadan.
Al-Asadi added: In the near future, it will be possible to transfer pilgrims and travelers applying for sea voyages to Iraq.
Referring to the measures taken by Tehran and Baghdad to carry out the dredging of Arvandrud and the decision to float the corpses in order to increase traffic safety on this waterway, he highlighted: One of the plans of the Iraqi ministry of Transport is to utilize the capabilities of education and training of seafarers in Iran.
The head of the Iraqi Maritime Organization, also referring to the construction of the large port "Fawa", said: within the framework of continuing economic and commercial cooperation with Iranian ports, developments and agreements in the areas tariffs and customs are in progress.
27% increase in movement of goods between Khorramshahr Port and Umm Al Qasr
During this meeting, Jalil Eslami, board member and vice president of port and economic affairs of the Ports and Maritime Organization, referring to the 27% increase in the movement of goods between the port of Khorramshahr and Umm Al Qasr last year, said: the infrastructure necessary for the creation of a passenger sea line between the ports of Iran and Iraq is available.
He continued: The fishing activity in Shatt al-Arab is one of the problems of commercial vessel traffic and we demand more cooperation from Baghdad to find a solution and negotiate in this area.
The meeting of the Joint Committee on Port and Maritime Cooperation between Iran and Iraq is expected to be held in the next two months.
Breaking impasses requires an executive mechanism
Ali Akbar Marzban, Acting Vice President for Maritime Affairs of the Ports and Maritime Navigation Organization, also highlighted the organization's desire to improve maritime competency certificates in Iraq and said: Ensuring security of navigation in the Shatt al-Arab is one of the most important objectives. most important issues, and an executive mechanism is needed to carry out dredging and removal of sunken ships.