Iraq's $17BN Suez Canal Rival

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For over 150 years, the Suez Canal in Egypt has been the key to trade between Europe and Asia. But recently, a new project has been launched that aims to transform the current course of trade routes, turning Iraq into a new hub for international trade.
Iraq's bold plan is to build what some are calling a new Silk Road. A modernized network of roads and railroads stretching 1,200 kilometers from the Persian Gulf to Europe, via Baghdad and Turkey. Estimated at nearly $17 billion, this mega-project includes the construction of one of the world's largest ports. However, both the Iraqi Prime Minister and the Turkish President seem to agree that this new road is well worth the investment, as it will ultimately significantly develop the region's economy.
Today, Looking 4 takes you to the Middle East to discover this new Iraqi corridor, which could well redraw the map of trade routes.
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00:00 The new Iraqi corridor
01:11 The importance of the Suez Canal
03:22 The new development route is launched with Turkey
04:10 Iraq's aging transport network
05:55 Construction of the large port of Al-Faw
06:45 The new freeway
07:19 New railway system
08:45 A multi-phase mega-project
09:13 Corridor projects in India and China
#construction #architecture #canaldesuez #irak
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@titi-nini 18 күн бұрын

As an Iraqi I never heard from officials that this project will rival the Suez Canal, only the media is saying that.

@cia5649 18 күн бұрын

cause they put the money in their pockets

@PauloAdriano-zo2ng 17 күн бұрын

The media says a lot sh*t. Don't believe any of it. It's their job to mislead and lie. 😊

@robertop7602 17 күн бұрын

E' la tattica dei terroristi americani che cercano di mettere l'un contro l'altro. Manipolano le notizie a loro piacimento, come se fossimo tutti cretini. Ma sbagliano di grosso.

@mi1400 16 күн бұрын

FLAWED video: @10:10 .... Pakistan is in better position to do that and with shorter distance... Pakistan can join Gawadar directly with Saudi Arabian shore with a tunnel that more feasible than indian-uae route and Pakistan can directly (even using same say 20-wheeler-truck) drive chinese and own goods to europe without doing the juglary of loading offloading from indian-land to indian-water then offloading from uae-waters to uae-land and then load the trucks or rail

@wriimonmir 16 күн бұрын

they are actually propaganda making

@Baqer_Al-Iraqi 15 күн бұрын

Both the Iraqi and the Egyptian Governments have agreed that this project is to work alongside the Suez canal rather than replacing it. Because let's face it, with how much trade is growing between the east amd the west there is no way one canal can keep up with it.

@user-gl7du5vq8b 3 күн бұрын

لاماعتقد ناهيك عن المشاكل التي اسببه اليمن حالين

@alimodiri6165 3 күн бұрын

There will be multiple roads. Iran-Iraq-Syria-Turkey will possibly be involved and many roads, some major and some minor, depending on the logistics.

@bazah23 17 күн бұрын

I’m praying this project will become a reality during my lifetime I really want to see my dear homeland prosperous 😔🇮🇶♥️

@yacoubalkhder2424 12 күн бұрын

I'm just like you really want to see my dear homeland prosperous, but this project is based on bogus unreliable Feasibility Study prepared by incompetent untrustworthy company and therefore there is a big possibility that such huge sums money will be wasted!!

@jacquesmertens3369 19 күн бұрын

A capacity of 3.5 million containers per year? Forget about it ! You're probably one of many who don't know the difference between TEU and containers. Nearly all containers are 40ft, so the figure would be 1.75 million per year. But even that figure is ludicrous. The largest train imaginable cannot carry more than 240 40 ft containers, and only in ideal circumstances (perfectly flat terrain, double stacking), but the road to Turkey would involve height differences, tunnels, etc. , therefore each train would carry max. 100 containers, not more. You would need 17500 trains per year, or nearly 50 trains per day. The train ride would be very expensive, and there would be 2 container transfers, adding to the cost and causing extra delays. 7:49 Faster alternative?? You must be kidding. Last but not least it's easy for Egypt to cripple any competitor by lowering the price for a few years. The price level has always been set just below the nearest competitor.

@CraigTheBrute-yf7no 18 күн бұрын

Its not just about economics, redundancy & resiliency are important factors

@jacquesmertens3369 18 күн бұрын

@@CraigTheBrute-yf7no The department I work for makes transport contracts for a total of 300 million EUR per year. I think I know my trade. This project, if it gets started at all, will never be an alternative for the Suez Canal. In the best case scenario it provides a trade route for local transport between Turkey and Iraq.

@CraigTheBrute-yf7no 18 күн бұрын

@@jacquesmertens3369 that sounds like a good enough reason. Also the Suez canal has been shut down for the last year.

@jacquesmertens3369 18 күн бұрын

@@CraigTheBrute-yf7no In 2021 the Suez Canal has been blocked for only 6 days, and it has been open ever since. From December 2023 there has been a drastic reduction of traffic because of attacks by local tribes, but the Canal is still open. If you have no clue what you're talking about, it would help if you just read without trying to add comments of your own.

@CraigTheBrute-yf7no 18 күн бұрын

@@jacquesmertens3369 ansarallah shut the canal down since last October

@cliffwoodbury5319 18 күн бұрын

Iraq should be one of the wealthiest nations in the world and it would be good to see the citizens live better lives. They are at a disadvantage if Southern Suadi and Iran develop rail lines because huge ships may drop any goods there so they can keep moving in the Indian Ocean, but until then this port should be major.

@deancatiil4911 13 күн бұрын

US: aha a national threat

@Ahmed-iq-1993 15 күн бұрын

🌹🇮🇶 تحية للعراق العظيم

@DimeDoppler 19 күн бұрын

I'll be positive, the money is there and the need for a second corridor is there. I hope it all works out and this could be a stabilizer for Iraq. I think Turkiye is going to be a major player moving forward in the ME and Africa.

@freddyso5466 19 күн бұрын

and if there's a realistic second corridor, the monopoly of the suez canal will be broken (same goes for the panama canal) and with that comes price competition between the corridors which will eventually trickle down to consumers (that's us) and thats a win

@RGB06084 19 күн бұрын

Good luck Iraq! Hope this all works out!

@ProudMesopotamianGirl 18 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@bazah23 17 күн бұрын

@@ProudMesopotamianGirlw name

@mi1400 16 күн бұрын

@ihdiadgdhwbad1 13 күн бұрын

@@mi1400 no one cares, you've copy pasted your comment and copy pasted it replying to others, shut up already!

@wouterkellerman4458 8 күн бұрын

All the best from South Africa!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@ibnbattuta1304 7 күн бұрын

Iraq already has a high speed train for 10 years. It's in 8:22. It goes from Baghdad to Basra in 8 hours.

@ASmithee67 17 күн бұрын

It's always been quoted that the cost of shipping (from low to high) is: water/sea --> rail --> truck --> plane. This is replacing water/sea on the Suez with either rail or truck.

@yacoubalkhder2424 12 күн бұрын

Absolutely, and it would increase more where multimodal transport system is adopted.

@allalbenadam 3 күн бұрын

Anytime I learn of major infrastructure highway system, I smile and see my patented invention as part of it.

@allahcult3128 18 күн бұрын

Iraq has a coastline of just 24.6 miles. Thus capacity is severely limited... even with a big new port ! But a new Rail freight line from Al-Faw to central Europe is a great idea.

@bringiraqback 16 күн бұрын

They are building the port futrther inside the sea to get more acces so it can work yes

@ProudMesopotamianGirl 14 күн бұрын

I love your name and picture lmao

@ihdiadgdhwbad1 13 күн бұрын

@@ProudMesopotamianGirl based name and pfp

@FreePalestine07462 7 күн бұрын

Nga you think you are cool with that name?

@ihdiadgdhwbad1 7 күн бұрын

@@FreePalestine07462 I'm Iraqi and i've got to admit , islam has ruined mine and many other countries, no wonder pro palestinians always rely on religion. Religiousness is correlated with lower intelligence and there's nothing you can do about it. Cope and seethe.

@Jamshedac-gf4bh 17 күн бұрын

Good one

@artist_of_iq 3 күн бұрын

as an iraqi i feel sorry for Houthis

@user-pq3uz2zb9i 18 күн бұрын

You could use the saem description for the road, as for the #1 highway in Canada

@txpgc4867 6 күн бұрын

İf this true then iran can control 17 billion flow thru its hormoz stright so every route in the area can only be practical with iranian partnership, also large ocean ships cant be used in persian gulf due to its low depth only iran's makran port is located on ocean with ocean cargo ship access.

@MarijnRoorda 19 күн бұрын

I seriously doubt it's only going to cost 17 billion. Second, if you want high speed trains to use the same track as freight, you will seriously hamper both. Further more, on- and offloading takes time. And time is money in the world of shipping. I doubt they can off load cargo in Iraq, train it to turkey, and load it on a ship, and hope to be faster then simply floating it through the Suez canal. Not to mention the cost in carbon credits. Shipping being one of the forms of transportation that are for the most part being exempt from environmental measures, and power production in Iraq not being exactly carbon neutral by any standard. Also, the straits of Hormuz is already one of the most dangerous waterways in the world, bordering on plenty of nations with issues with one another. This whole project would be great if handled well, but with the nations currently involved, it appears as one more pipe dream by silly Arabs with more money then brains.

@patpaul1359 19 күн бұрын

Yep, pass

@juliane__ 19 күн бұрын

"Joinig the ranks of the wealthiest nation in the middle east" this quote at the end was such displaced. This project alone won't do anything to catapult iraq to the ranks of Quatar and UAE. It is a basis for development, but for certain will not generate the majority of gdp in Iraq.

@williamfowler616 18 күн бұрын

Mexico has the same plan to circumvent the Panama canal, Mexico's plan just may work, but the US can already do this with existing railroads by unloading on the west coast and ship to the east coast

@davidmaddon554 18 күн бұрын

It’s still better than sailing around Africa.

@bb-cz1yf 18 күн бұрын

It's going to be finished , people already ship stuff from iraq , and the older silk road from there , this road isn't just transport we have 12 new industrial cities for the goods iraq has the recourse and the brain

@Darin08 17 күн бұрын

That’s crazy from 12 hours to 2 hours

@markusgorelli5278 17 күн бұрын

This has to be non-stop. What about towns in-between?

@robertlee6338 14 күн бұрын

This will not work, it cost too much time. There is a reason why Goods from China go via Panama Canal to East Coast than unload in LA to be trucked or trained to NY.

@hayripostalli5971 6 күн бұрын

Containers owned by a ship that will dock at Iraqi ports through this corridor. It will have the capacity to go to all of Russia and Europe with a single train transfer. A container train departing from Basra will reach Turkey in less than 1 day and reach the border of Greece and Bulgaria in 2 days. and these trains are fully electric, so transportation costs will become cheaper than ships. Transition from Basra to Europe in 3 days. Turkey has a very large container and railway capacity. If things get better, not 50 but even 200 trains can move a day. It's a much shorter way. Much faster. Much CHEAPER

@ismaciilcabdillahiyuusuf2650 15 күн бұрын

The World with peace, unity, integrity and love,, watching from berbera somaliland rep,,,

@Utubexpert-kx7ew 4 күн бұрын

A world in peace? Not in my time, too much American interference everywhere. Let's hope that BRICS will change the world. Or establishment of a third political party in the US which will outlaw lobby associations such as AIPAC, because I want MY representative representing ME in Washington and not Israel!

@astro3666 18 күн бұрын

Thats even worse than the suez option, ask Iran they'll explain why.

@bb-cz1yf 18 күн бұрын

Iran is going to join

@haameisanaei6481 17 күн бұрын

@@bb-cz1yf, You don't know diddly squat !

@ggoddkkiller1342 17 күн бұрын

Turkey is a partner, Iran can't do anything at all. In case you have no idea Turkish army actually killed dozens of revolutionary guards in Syria, did you see any protest from Iran? To be fair, Turkey wasn't exactly targeting them rather assadists and they got in crossfire including several dozen wagners too. Turkey never apologized nor they protested in any way as it would put them in collision course with Turks..

@astro3666 15 күн бұрын

@@ggoddkkiller1342 point taken but they can always disturb the route once in a while like yemen is doing. All im saying is because of geopolitics that route will be as risky as the suez canal if not worse. If its not iran then the groups in syria and iraq will be disturbing the route. The cost of maintaining security there will not be offset by the benefits of taking that route

@dawn_alex 13 күн бұрын

@@ggoddkkiller1342 Iran has strong control on Persian gulf. Turkey could do nothing.

@Planet_Xplorer 10 күн бұрын

Do you know the cost of loading and unloading containers from ships to trucks? It would never be economic especially since the canal was built 100 years ago so it's at zero cost for the Egyptians.

@alimodiri6165 6 күн бұрын

Well, the real starting point is nowhere other than Iran's Chabahar port, which replaces all the sea travel in Sea of Oman and Persian Gulf with railroad that connects with Iraq. Or perhaps complements, it as Iraqi port can never achieve the capacity of Chabahar.

@SDRsUnited Күн бұрын

but Iraq is controlled b Iran millitias, so it's like one country. I didn't know that Iran also wants to be a part of trading route from Asia to Europe. Now all this pushing Palestinians under Israeli tanks by Iran thrugh Hamas has more sense, since some Arab countries made a deal with Israel to make a trading route, much much shorter then this one in Iraq. Thank you for confirming my doubts about Iranian terror actions around Arab Sunni world.

@akramibrahim4084 18 күн бұрын

Correction, ,,, this road is not silk road ,which are two chinese roads, this road starts from india passing through i Indian ocean toward UAE and Qatar to iraq to turkey to Europe, and this dose not affect Sues Channel , as sues recieves huge numbers of countries ,to and from , while this road is one way till now....Sues channel will be affected if Israel created new channel to middle White sea from Eilat.port ....Sues Channel affected by Hothies and all great powers know that ,but eygpt is not their son like Israel to crush Hothies...So that dont present incorrect information to public.

@yacoubalkhder2424 12 күн бұрын

Cocorrection, this Iraqi via Turkey road #DevelopmentRoad is not starting form India. There is another road start from India called India Arab Med Economical corridor which start from India - UAE-KSA-Jordan-Israil on the Med. Anyway both, if established, will not represent a real challenge to Suez Canal.

@8bigs8 19 күн бұрын

Will we still need the guy with the machine gun on the passenger train? 🤔

@bosbanon3452 17 күн бұрын

Who do you refers to?

@magnetospin 17 күн бұрын

Yes.

@mi1400 16 күн бұрын

@Akbansal-sw8bn 4 күн бұрын

@@mi1400 Pakistani Goods 😂. Does pakistan manufacture anything ?

@markusgorelli5278 17 күн бұрын

8:12 "Two hours instead of twelve." I take it that this is going to be a non-stop train. What about any town in between currently being served by the slow train? Or like Saudi's "The Line" will it only permit a few seconds for people to get on an off at stops in-beween to meet that schedule? Edit: 8:54 Are there going to be multiple train lines? Or are they going to have cargo and passenger trains on the same line? See point above on intermediary stops. I expect that there are perfectly valid reasons why the slow train takes 12 hours and not all due to the type of train. I am sure that if the slow train had a straight run without any stops it could make the trip in substantially less time than 12 hours.

@techvoyagers 18 күн бұрын

When in the Middle East are invented multiple The Lines

@sarekeskin7522 10 сағат бұрын

Turkish construction industry is very good, they can do this work in a very short time ..

@lifeovdeath 16 күн бұрын

Many misconceptions exist in the video and comments, overlooking Iraq's larger strategic purpose. The project aims to reshape the economy and infrastructure, linking north to south with logistics and industrial cities alongside each city they pass. facilitating product transportation, and creating jobs. We’re finally seeing progress in the past 2-3 years. Recent progress includes new agricultural technologies reducing water use while doubling output, and factories and farms cutting import needs, saving billions annually.

@massonline1 10 күн бұрын

ever since the 1980s, the world has been trying to avoid the Persian Gulf and its political crisis. I wish Iraq invests more wisely to improve the wealth of its people. Most people with economic experience will recommend to avoid this project.

@AmbasdrMahmoodHassouna 3 күн бұрын

Has anyone thought of the Astronomical logistics of this huge project?

@richard09able 19 күн бұрын

It is better to build a second canal farther west entirely. Replace the train concept with new canal and you have a plan

@drnick40 16 күн бұрын

A project like that is needed for Iraq. However the corruption is always an obstacle in this part of the world.

@user-oz1fc6fn7b 4 күн бұрын

+🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇷🇺🇲🇮🇱

@zikaselovic785 15 күн бұрын

U ovakve projekte treba ulagati. Zapad je u sukobe na bliskom istoku i u bivšoj Ukraini uložio mnogo veća finansijska sredstva. Svetu netrebaju ratovi nego ulaganja u ovakve i slične razvojne projekte:::::::::::

@user-oz1fc6fn7b 4 күн бұрын

اذا كيف سيربح أصحاب شركات الأسلحة برأيك ✨التجاره الممنوعات أسرع وأكثر تدفقا لا يهتمون سوى ب الاموال

@Utubexpert-kx7ew 4 күн бұрын

@@user-oz1fc6fn7bI have translated your comment and I think you are a smart person!

@srper2 20 сағат бұрын

Hmm, better idea than Saudi's "Neom"....

@plafskijenkins1357 Күн бұрын

Iraq so has the potential to really become the new Babylon

@bb-cz1yf 18 сағат бұрын

Iraq was babylon ❤

@ULlisting 18 күн бұрын

Going through the Straight of Hormuz is a really bad idea! A megaport should be built on the southern coast of Oman with a specialized freight line connecting it to Turkey. This is a much safer option.

@CruWiT 18 күн бұрын

Building a railway on the desert is both very costly and due to reasons such as the high temperature difference between day and night in the deserts and sand winds, the railways need to be built in accordance with these conditions and regularly maintained.

@bringiraqback 16 күн бұрын

Connect turkey Oman? How? It will have to go thru iraq or go around all the region to come to turkey

@YousifAziz 15 күн бұрын

Oman is a country of plateaus and mountains, and behind them are deserts. It is very difficult to build roads and railways in deserts, with temperatures reaching 60 degrees Celsius in summer.

@Luffy-jw4pu 15 күн бұрын

Iraq has the advantage in this because it is the owner of the land

@ProudMesopotamianGirl 14 күн бұрын

You mean building a rail line that's 3 times longer, starting in the rugged mountains of Oman, going through the boiling desert of Saudi Arabia, passing through Iraq all the way to Turkey, just to avoid the Strait of Hormuz? Why is that? The current project is expected to be finished in about 25 years. Your idea would take double or triple the time and effort.

@RippersArk 19 күн бұрын

It’s maybe but let’s face it. The line tops it all

@jojijoseph6485 4 күн бұрын

More problems with Iran sea, worse than the Houti trouble in Red sea route

@AniMageNeBy 17 күн бұрын

Well, at least it wasn't generated by an AI generated voice, and the visuals were relevant to what was said, so it gets a like.

@user-kv9es3hj5z 4 күн бұрын

1869 When the UEZCANAL WAS OPENED

@mahd1 18 күн бұрын

🇮🇶❤️🇮🇷

@williamfowler616 18 күн бұрын

to gain control over shipping and international trade.

@helwaalnajaf 4 күн бұрын

💥

@njg12345678 16 күн бұрын

An Iraq-Turkey railway or modern highway would still require commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Under the present theocratic authoritarian state in Iran the entrance/exit to the Persian Gulf could be easily blocked at Iran’s whim. It would be much cheaper to just help Egypt to widen the Suez Canal or even dig a second canal parallel to the present canal allowing for constant two-way traffic.

@DivineAegis02 13 күн бұрын

Egypt is already doing that by its own.

@saeeddookat2330 7 күн бұрын

Do you have any problem with Iran ? Also Iran has huge influence in the region especially in Iraq !

@isshiomi6364 12 күн бұрын

Great idea...world should have Suez ,. Now this as well as BRI and IMEU corridor

@deepblue1909 14 күн бұрын

Best of luck to Iraq, it's time to return!

@derptrolling4740 8 күн бұрын

Build a road in the "Bandit Alley". Good luck 😂

@rhino6634 8 күн бұрын

The route runs right into a huge conflict zone. The Kurdish separatists. Worst idea ever

@QWERDQ_ 18 күн бұрын

Read about RCD project…

@saidi_ali 16 күн бұрын

Erdogan came to Iraq in April 2024 not April 2023.

@user-yf3gx3jd8o 18 күн бұрын

Yup

@user-yn9vp4xn1o 13 күн бұрын

What does rethinking mean ? What is a word for rethinking ? What is the concept of rethinking ? What is an example of rethink ?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Utubexpert-kx7ew 4 күн бұрын

thinking it over, GOOGLE it!

@maly2ts408 9 күн бұрын

That doesnt look like much of a short cut to me

@EsfandiarNokhodaki 5 күн бұрын

Dependency from Egypt to Iran. Iran owns the Strait of Hormuz and must enter Iranian waters to cross. Also, with the great influence that Iran has in Iraq, it can close this route whenever it wants

@Larsbor 10 күн бұрын

Obviously UN letting Israel just hand over the channel and Sinai ti Egypt must be the worst decition ever.. !

@louisgiokas2206 16 күн бұрын

Any "trade route" that uses rail or road will be more expensive than purely waterborne traffic. This has been true since the dawn of time. A reasonably modern rail system will be at least three times more expensive than waterborne traffic. This gap can be even larger when taking into account bulk materials. In addition, add in the cost of changing mode of transportation and I think any detailed analysis will show that this is just another stunt.

@musangking7913 4 күн бұрын

The project tht will significantly increase Iran's status on global geopolitic.

@Ulises-Gonzalez-3131 2 сағат бұрын

¡Bien por los irakíes! En México se acaba de construir el corredor inter-oceánico que une el océano pacífico con el atlántico con dos puertos y una vía de ferrocarril.

@monzurchowdhury6082 17 күн бұрын

Love Iraq from Bangladesh

@stevetaylor8298 16 күн бұрын

Sanctions and conflict are NOT drivers of corruption. Whoever wrote this script should stick to facts and leave suppositions to others.

@rameliahmad8407 2 күн бұрын

yes its possible....

@mikemalone4729 19 күн бұрын

I wonder what interest rate they’d get?

@ProudMesopotamianGirl 14 күн бұрын

I don't think there are official statements yet, but I read that Iraq will get around 5 billion dollars yearly. I don't know about Turkey though.

@mikemalone4729 14 күн бұрын

@@ProudMesopotamianGirl I meant what interest rate a bank would require them to pay for the construction loans? It would be very high.

@sluchy7962 3 күн бұрын

@@ProudMesopotamianGirl Türkiye is getting trade and geopolitical advantage. If Iraq does not do what Türkiye wants, then they can cut the trade.

@innov4u 17 күн бұрын

So the Hutis close Suez canal, to replace with the Iran canal...

@YousifAziz 15 күн бұрын

Its IRAQI 100% .. we are people of Iraq civilians when we see something wrong we know what to do

@Luffy-jw4pu 15 күн бұрын

Iraq not iran

@provocateur-in-chief 3 сағат бұрын

Firstly suez canal will always be more cost effective than a corridor.. Secondly, turkey’s exports are majorly towards Europe thru Mediterranean and imports from west and China, the corridor makes little sense. Unfortunately this will bleed Iraq and put them under heavy debt.

@nukalareddy3879 14 күн бұрын

No Turquee.

@helderfonseca3856 18 күн бұрын

it is all about money, not people

@godsoldier6240 16 күн бұрын

No way its not the cost but security. Until Iraq secure all the issues within it territory it will never happen.

@robertlee6338 19 күн бұрын

Fantasy, this will cost transport company more to than using Suez Canal Of couse it will be cheaper to use this route to Baghdad but less than 1% of cargo traversing Suez goes to Baghdad

@CruWiT 18 күн бұрын

The Suez Canal is a very slow-moving and expensive canal. One of the most important features of the corridor in Iraq is that it is connected to China's belt road project. For this reason, with the existing infrastructure in Turkey, the cargoes coming to the Iraqi port can be transferred directly to the interior of Europe by railway via on Turkey.

@robertlee6338 17 күн бұрын

@@CruWiT $250,000 per crossing is peanuts compared to unloading 20,000 containers and transporting it by trains or trucks

@guccimello4648 2 күн бұрын

@@CruWiT 250,00$ is nothing compared to offloading a sh1t load of containers then using trains and trucks

@alexammohostianos5631 3 сағат бұрын

Turkey is not a choice… what about Kurdishstan (north Iraq) and the Kurdish occupied territories in turkey?

@Eionsnodes 6 күн бұрын

or use euprates river as new canal

@markusgorelli5278 17 күн бұрын

Umm ... no. What's Going on with Shipping did a piece some time ago when the Mississippi was low because of drought conditions and the barges couldn't carry, like grain, at full capacity. He compared what a single barge could carry versus a single train. There was no comparison the barge won out. Then trains have to pass through regions inhabited by different ethnic groups. Will each charge a "toll" when it passes through? We can look at how the Houthis are interfering with passage in the Suez right now, those kinds of risks won't magically not happen with rail. I mean, I am not saying that it shouldn't be built. It will help everyone along the route to get their products to the ports - where it can get on a ship. But saying that it will rival the suez is wishful thinking. At best, it will rival any trucking system that may exist currently.

@ALDOLEMY10 15 күн бұрын

Correction: Arabian Gulf

@EsfandiarNokhodaki 5 күн бұрын

Persian Gulf

@ALDOLEMY10 5 күн бұрын

@@EsfandiarNokhodaki You dream about it

@RianRian-ek4pm 2 күн бұрын

Kurdistan : Yo, we exist here..soon it will ne ours

@MohammadAlKobaisi Күн бұрын

What is Kurdistan?!

@bb-cz1yf 18 сағат бұрын

It's not a real thing

@vinishshetty8055 14 күн бұрын

This video and the ideas discussed in it wouldn't have been possible without the haithis.

@MrRaki72 19 күн бұрын

Sounds like another Middle East fantasy projects like The Line.

@CreatingWithaSmile 19 күн бұрын

Same thought, I like the idea however...

@crogersMX 19 күн бұрын

Sounds like another naysayer trying to discard advancement, whose time is spent tied to KZfaq and expecting instant gratification.

@CreatingWithaSmile 19 күн бұрын

@Rick-sr5oj Turkey controls the river, they decide how and what...

@ranjithpowell6791 19 күн бұрын

That Line looks awesome. I want to live there. Skiing and windsurfing in the same day.

@bb-cz1yf 18 күн бұрын

This isn't for vanity this is a necessary and it's waaaaay more cheaper

@msharq 5 күн бұрын

يضحك الي يكولون مستحيل يصير مايعرفون انو هوه اصلا صاو وافتتحو جزء منه

@FunnyNiceGuy-FNG 11 күн бұрын

Companies like the sea route because it's cost effective compared to land route. If anyone calculate the expenses to transport goods through sea route vs land route of iraq and turkey 🇹🇷 Sea route will always win.

@tiyes94 3 күн бұрын

Yes, but through the Iraq Türkiye road you saving much more time. From China to Westeurope via - Cape Town: 45 days - Suez Canal: 35 days - Iraq-Türkiye: 25 days So the preferred route will depend on how fast the goods need to get to the destination.

@hackbrettschorsch6855 17 күн бұрын

Completely pointless. Transporting on rail is so much more expensive than sea.

@kirildyakov606 17 күн бұрын

If all corridors start working, IMEC will prevail. That is why the war was started. Hot sandy winds and lack of water could help.

@zikaselovic785 4 күн бұрын

U pravu ste ali ali konpanije za proizvodnju naoružanja će vremenom bankrotirati .Razlog??:: Nije to jedina proizvodna grana , mada je za zapad prva ispred prometa narkotika koji im osigurava dobar budžet:::::

@maggotman2024 18 күн бұрын

An expensive project for two countries with fiscal constraints. Will China pay the bill, build everything and collect fees?

@bb-cz1yf 18 күн бұрын

You know that iraq is wealthy?

@garyallport18 17 күн бұрын

That aint a shortcut..a verryyee loooonnng cut you mean

@bringiraqback 16 күн бұрын

It is a if you from india and China and the gulf states to europe..

@oceanwave4502 18 күн бұрын

Russia's northern sea route is more feasible...

@paulcoverdale8312 13 күн бұрын

Through a major subduction zone!!! I don’t thinks so😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙏🙏👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🌋🌋

@bassboostedmusic2386 4 күн бұрын

That’s worse 😂, it’s very close to Iran

@danisraelmalta 17 күн бұрын

Yeah, right... 😂😂😂

@vanveakrin276 17 күн бұрын

17 billion dollars 💰💰 US ... IRAQI wishes to make money 💰💰 as an Alternative Route with Chinese Freight Rail

@LawpickingLocksmith 19 күн бұрын

LOL!!!!!!! Nuff said!!!

@alancadorette3447 16 күн бұрын

can't see it happening,

@helderfonseca3856 18 күн бұрын

wow train with wi fi...incredible that is really taking people out of poverty

@bb-cz1yf 18 күн бұрын

People here are wealthier than u at least we can afford to but vegetables and meat

@zam023 13 күн бұрын

ROFL this is a big joke. You want to let commercial shipping pass right in front of Iran? haven't you learned your lesson with what is going on off the coast of Yemen?

@MohammadAlKobaisi Күн бұрын

More incentive to the West to leave us alone and stop middling in our affairs..

@frank27a 18 күн бұрын

None of this makes sense, High Speed trains on lines used by Slow moving container trains? Plus who is going pay for this? European shippers who would use Rail have already found it hard to find space through Russian corridor and it's expensive even in normal times. A lot goods coming from East Asia which might never be reshored to Europe or the US are low quality, low price which very much suit slow steaming vessels. When you can in normal time pay 850 to 1450USD from East China to Northern Europe, why would you pay a premium by rail? Rail is normally a Premium service you use to gain time over trucking not as an alternative to Ships, I've used Ships around Europe as an alternative to Trucks or Trains. This sounds like Istanbul vast new Airport, a vanity project of a Turkish President clinging on to power.

@GulfCoastJohnny 16 күн бұрын

Now you see the real reason the West has been so diligent in sewing discord in the Levant, the Caucasus and Persian Gulf regions.

@ComptetiveApproach 12 күн бұрын

Oman ,Saudi, isreal corridor best

@saeeddookat2330 7 күн бұрын

It got screwed

@saidihebeddine9207 Күн бұрын

it's called palestine, not israhell, free free palestine

@nottellinnoone2074 13 күн бұрын

Im sure this canal is physically possible through engineering. But politically.? Almost impossible. That's like saying building a nice mall in a bad neighborhood world make it better. Um no ...people just wouldn't go ..look at whats currently happening with shipping companies transporting containers. Many are taking the really ,really wrong route to avoid the red sea because it is unstable. I will stress again they are taking the really loooooooong route.