AMMAN — The
Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and Management will no longer export liquefied chlorine from the Aqaba New
Port, its president said on Tuesday, according to Amman Net.
اضافة اعلان
During a guided tour of the port for member of the
press, President Abdulmajeed Al-Qaraleh said ships loaded with “dangerous
materials” will no longer be received at the port.
Thirteen people died and hundreds were injured on June
27 when a tank of liquefied chlorine ruptured at the port. Following the
incident, the director-general of the company, alongside several other company
officials, were dismissed.
Qaraleh stressed that the company had not lost
shipping line deals as a result of the incident.
The Aqaba New Port handled a total of 2.922 million
tonnes in the first half of the year, an increase of 570,000 compared to the
same period last year.
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