If the blockage goes on until the afternoon, operations will come to a complete halt, the sources said. The port was previously blocked from Oct 29 to Nov 9 with a brief resumption of operations between Nov 7-9. Umm Qasr is Iraq's main Gulf port. It receives imports of grain, vegetable oils and sugar shipments that feed a country largely dependent on imported food. They have turned to civil disobedience tactics like strikes, disrupting traffic, and blocking ports or oil facilities.

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2019 06:56 UTC