Iraq approves Shell plan to build its own dock

Royal Dutch Shell may build its own dock in Iraq's Shatt al-Arab waterway to speed up delivery of heavy equipment to the supergiant Majnoon oilfield which the oil major is developing with a Malaysian partner.
The head of the General Company of Iraqi Ports, Salah Kudhair, told Reuters the company had given initial approval to a proposal by Shell to build a 25 metre quay to ship equipment from the Umm Qasr sea port to Majnoon through the waterway. That would be faster, safer and much easier than transporting the materials by truck. Shell has started conducting a survey and suggested a joint management committee should run the dock.