Republic of Iraq General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) Ministry of Transport (MOT) DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON PORT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN IRAQ FINAL REPORT SUMMARY June 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. (NK) 7R Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. (OC) JR 12-013 Republic of Iraq General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) Ministry of Transport (MOT) DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON PORT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN IRAQ FINAL REPORT SUMMARY June 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. (NK) Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. (OC) ROMANIA UKRAINE RUSSIA KAZAKHSTAN BULGARIA Black Sea Caspian Sea UZBEKISTAN TURKEY GEORGIA DAHUK ARMENIA TURKMENISTAN TURKEY AZERBAIJAN NINAWA ARBIL AS CYPRUS AT SULAYMANIYAH SYRIA Mediterranean SYRIA TAMIM sea LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL SALAH JORDAN KUWAIT AD IRAN PALESTINE DIN Arabian Gulf AL ANBAR DIYALA BAHRAIN IRAQ BAGHDAD EGYPT WA SIT QATAR UNITED IRAQ BABIL Red Sea ARAB EMIRATES KARBALA AL DADISIYAH MAYSAN SAUDI ARABIA JORDAN Al Maqil Port AN DHI OMAN NAJAF QAR SUDAN AL AL BASRAH ERITREA YEMEN MUTHANNA DJIBOUTI SAUDI ARABIA Arabian Sea ETHIOPIA SOMALIA KUWAIT Basrah International Airport N IRAN Al Basrah Abu Flus Port Abu al-Hasib Az Zubayr Shatt al-Arab River SCALE 0510 20 km AL BASRAH (IRAQ) Faw Port Khor Al Zubayr Port Warba Island (Kuwait) Al-Faw Umm Qasr Port LEGEND Study Port(s) by Visting New Al Faw Port (Plan) Study Port(s) by data Collection/Hearing Bubyan Iskand Other Main Ports (Kuwait) International Boundary Railway Highway KUWAIT Feeder Road District Road Other Road Arabian Gulf Failaka Island (Kuwait) LOCATION MAP OF STUDY AREA Data Collection Survey on Port Sector Development Plan In Iraq Summary Data Collection Survey on Port Sector Development Plan in Iraq Summary Location Map of Study Area Table of Contents 1. Background and Objectives of the Study ................................................................................. S-1 1.1. Background of the Study ............................................................................................................ S-1 1.2. Objectives of the Study .............................................................................................................. S-1 2. Current Conditions of Iraq ........................................................................................................ S-4 2.1. Socioeconomic Conditions ........................................................................................................ S-4 2.2. Transport Sector ......................................................................................................................... S-5 3. Present Situation of Ports in Iraq .............................................................................................. S-8 3.1. Basic Policy of Maritime Transport In Iraq ............................................................................... S-8 3.2. Ports of Iraq ................................................................................................................................ S-9 3.2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... S-9 3.2.2 UQP ............................................................................................................................... S-9 3.2.3 KZP ............................................................................................................................. S-11 3.2.4 Abu Flus Port .............................................................................................................. S-13 3.2.5 Al Maqil Port ............................................................................................................... S-13 3.2.6 Al Faw port.................................................................................................................. S-13 3.2.7 Navigational Channels ................................................................................................ S-13 3.3. Port Projects Under Implementation ........................................................................................ S-14 3.3.1 Projects and Procurement Financed from MOT Own Budget .................................... S-14 3.3.2 Port Sector Rehabilitation Project under Japan’s ODA Loan ..................................... S-14 3.3.3 Other GCPI Involved Projects ..................................................................................... S-17 4. Trends of Marine Transport and Cargoes ............................................................................. S-18 4.1. Trends of Marine Transport ..................................................................................................... S-18 4.2. Trends of Vessels Calling at Iraq Ports .................................................................................... S-19 5. Prospects of Cargo Traffic Demand........................................................................................ S-21 5.1. Latest Cargo Statistics of Ports in Iraq ..................................................................................... S-21 5.1.1 Trend of Cargo Volumes in Iraq Ports ........................................................................ S-21 5.1.2 Cargo Statistics of Umm Qasr Port (UQP) and Khor Al Zubayr Port (KZP) ............. S-21 5.2. Future Socioeconomic Framework for the Target Years in Iraq ............................................. S-23 5.2.1 Population.................................................................................................................... S-23 5.2.2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) .................................................................................. S-23 5.3. Demand Forecast By Macro Analysis ...................................................................................... S-24 5.4. Demand Forecast By Micro Analysis ...................................................................................... S-24 5.4.1 Premises and Summary ............................................................................................... S-24 5.4.2 Comparison of Forecast by Macro and Micro Analyses ............................................. S-25 6. Current Port Development Plans ............................................................................................ S-27 6.1. The National Development Plan .............................................................................................. S-27 S-i Data Collection Survey on Port Sector Development Plan In Iraq Summary 6.1.1 Vision .......................................................................................................................... S-27 6.1.2 Objectives .................................................................................................................... S-27 6.1.3 Means of Achieving the Objectives ............................................................................ S-27 6.2. Post Phase I Development Plan................................................................................................ S-28 6.2.1 Development Scenario of Ports in Iraq ....................................................................... S-28 6.2.2 Urgent and Short- to Long-Term Development Plans in the Study Ports ................... S-29 6.3. New Al-Faw Port Development Project .................................................................................. S-30 7. Conceptual Plan of Ports Development .................................................................................. S-32 7.1. General ..................................................................................................................................... S-32 7.1.1 Review of Future Cargo Demand ................................................................................ S-32 7.1.2 New Al-Faw Port Development Plan .......................................................................... S-32 7.2. Basic Concept for the Ports Development ............................................................................... S-33 7.3. Preliminary Concept for the Respective Ports Development Plan ........................................... S-33 7.3.1 Maqil Port .................................................................................................................... S-33 7.3.2 Abu Flus Port .............................................................................................................. S-34 7.3.3 Umm Qasr Port............................................................................................................ S-34 7.3.4 Khor Al Zubayr Port ................................................................................................... S-35 7.4. Environmental Consideration................................................................................................... S-35 8. Present Situation on Port Management & Operation ........................................................... S-38 8.1. Present Situation ...................................................................................................................... S-38 8.1.1 Organization and Staffs ............................................................................................... S-38 8.1.2 Major Activities and Functions ................................................................................... S-38 8.1.3 Revenue and Expenditure ...........................................................................................