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February 9, 2004 Deadline for ports extended Barry Neild | AFP | Basra Iraq has extended until March a deadline for foreign investors to tender bids for 10-year concessions in its once-booming southern ports. Abdul Razzaq Katea Hassan, director-general of the Iraqi ports authority, based in the southern city of Basra, said the mammoth project to rebuild Iraq's cluster of five ports around the country's small section of Gulf coast already had attracted enormous interest. "The deadline was supposed to be in January, but we want to give a chance to other companies that haven't yet had the opportunity to present their offers," he said ...... Read more on Australian Financial Review Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail