Ports
Grand Faw Port
Iraq · Under construction
Deep-water container port at Al-Faw on Iraq's Gulf coast, intended as the southern terminus of the Development Road corridor; its first phase, built by Daewoo E&C, comprises five berths, a container yard and a dredged navigation channel. Published capacity figures differ between sources and are not stated here. As of September 2026 the five berths are complete, the submerged tunnel is 98% complete and the exchange yard 90%, and the port is entering a trial phase but is not yet in full commercial operation.
- Owner
- General Company for Ports of Iraq (Ministry of Transport)
- Main contractor
- Daewoo Engineering & Construction
- Location
- Al-Faw, Basra Governorate
- Expected
- Trial phase from late 2026; no commercial start date
- Status source
- Under construction · 25 Sep 2026
- Status checked
- 27 Sep 2026
Verified · updated 27 Oct 2026
Key facts
$5.0 bn
Announced project value
AGBI· Tier 2 · reputable press·Phase 1, reported Mar 2025·source dated 17 Mar 2025·updated 4 Oct 2026·About this indicator
$2.63 bn
Awarded contract
Asharq Al-Awsat (English)· Tier 2 · reputable press·Awarded Dec 2020·source dated 30 Dec 2020·updated 27 Oct 2026·About this indicator
Major projects · Iraq
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Sources
- AGBI · agbi.com · Tier 2 · reputable press
- Asharq Al-Awsat (English) · english.aawsat.com · Tier 2 · reputable press