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September 21, 2010 · about 16 years ago

Iraq gets a merchant shipping fleet again

Iraq’s state sea transport company signed a five-year contract with Global Refinery of Switzerland on Monday to jointly operate 66 ships, Iraqi officials and the Swiss firm said. The deal gives Iraq its first maritime fleet since the start of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

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Iraq’s state sea transport company signed a five-year contract with Global Refinery of Switzerland on Monday to jointly operate 66 ships, Iraqi officials and the Swiss firm said. The deal gives Iraq its first maritime fleet since the start of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

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