A United Arab Emirates-based firm has shipped a large vacuum unit to a refinery in Iraq.
The Sharjah-based port operator Gulftainer brought the 121-ton, 35-meter-long vacuum to its Iraq Container positioned within the southern port metropolis of Umm Qasr this week. The vacuum was made for the UAE-based Midland Refineries Firm and will likely be utilized in an oil refinery within the Iraqi metropolis of Najaf, additionally within the south, the official Emirates Information Company reported in the present day.
Gulftainer’s managing director for Iraq mentioned the corporate has emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely disrupted the worldwide provide chain.
“Regardless of the challenges posed by the pandemic, now we have seen a gentle uptick in enterprise, with the most recent cargo marking a big turning level for us,” mentioned Nic Grey, based on the Emirates Information Company.
Giant vacuums can be utilized for air purification and cleaning jobs, amongst different functions.
Gulftainer’s port in Umm Qasr is the one one in Iraq that may handle large containers. It opened in 2012 and is near a number of oil fields in southern Iraq, based on the corporate’s web site.
