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Preface about the port ......

Text Box: khor al-zubair port lies 60km to the south of basrah city center and 105km from the north end of arabian gulf.in 1970 the instruction of nucleus of the port was started which was completed in 1989 its operation in khor al-zubair a marine channel(interior channel) of 24km was dredged. it was intended to connect khor al-zubair channel to khor abdullah channel,which leads to the gulf.

Text Box: There are also five specialized wharves each of 250m length with specially equipped sheds to store urea and phosphate with the required conveyor belts and stacker reclainner to discharge urea and phosphate. finally there are three steel jettes for general cargo of 180m length with 12 electrical cranes and pared yards for storage with road ways for vehicles and rail waya. Text Box: The port contain two specialized concrete wharves and iron tubular piles degignated tothe steel plant two adjacent similarly built wharves equipped with two cranes 15 ton capacity intended to be used for importing iron ore pillet and for exporting sponge iron.

Comparison of imported and exported cargo at khore.al-zubeer ports for the year's zoo 2005-2006 by months

month	2005		2006
month	No of vessels	Tone	No of vessels	tone
January	79	85 093	101	284884
February	95	100 540	120	237977
March	92	104645	177	315905
April	119	112 135	132	404267
May	112	167743	113	454095
June	109	143 705	107	378023
July	111	83965	104	374918
August	101	67569	87	362159
September	122	103008	96	402604
October	100	69904	147	386270
November	104	701191	111	382952
December	118	91945	94	211668
Total	1262	1200443	1329	4195722