RI-Iraq sea link launched

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 | Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP): A sea link between Iraq and southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday as a ship from Indonesia arrived in the southern port of Um Qasr on a maiden trip, the official news agency INA reported.

The 180-metre (600-foot) Liberian-flagged ship, loaded with 476 containers of food products imported under a UN humanitarian program, made a stop in Malaysia en route.

The ship is to make the journey on a regular basis, INA said.

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