Six ships arrive at Iraq’s Umm Qasr port after Hormuz disruption

2026-04-26T16:17:41+00:00

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Shafaq News- Basra

Six commercial vessels docked at the North Umm Qasr Port in
Basra, southern Iraq, signaling a recovery in maritime traffic after
disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official told Shafaq News
on Sunday.

Farhan Al-Fartousi, Director General of the General Company
for Ports of Iraq, noted that the arriving ships carried mixed cargo, including
containers and heavy loads.

Earlier this month, two vessels reached Basra after the
Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed: the Malta-flagged Agios Fanourios,
carrying about two million barrels, and the Comoros-flagged tanker Helga, which
arrived to load two million barrels of crude.

Iraq secured access to the strategic waterway after Iran
granted it an explicit exemption from shipping restrictions imposed at the
start of the US-Israel war on February 28.

Read more: Hormuz lockdown: Iraq’s economic lifeline under threat