America's North Shore Journal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is embarking on the first Foreign Military Sales (FMS) project with Iraq. The construction of the $53 million Umm Qasr pier and seawall project, to provide a state-of-the-art berthing facility for the Iraqi Navy in Basra Province, began in October 2008. According to Jim Hynum, a construction representative with the USACE Gulf Region South Basra Area Office, the state-of-the-art facility will serve the Iraqi Navy for years to come. … Read entire article »