Posted:
January 8, 2009
The M/V Honor became one of the largest commercial vessels to dock at the Port of Umm Qasr when the ship recently delivered a cargo of foreign military sales vehicles to support Iraqi reconstruction efforts, the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 595th U.S. Army Transportation Group reported in the December edition of 595th Tip of the Spear.
The M/V Honor is operated in the Maritime Security Program fleet by Interocean American Shipping for American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Writing in 595th Tip of the Spear, Frank Aguirre, 840th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, reported that crowds gathered as the M/V Honor made its maiden voyage to the north end of the Az Zubayr waterway to its first port call at the Iraq North Port, Umm Qasr. With the capacity to hold more than 5,890 vehicles, spectators were amazed by the size of the Honor, which made the berthing space appear like a miniature model.
The Honor departed the U.S. in October and made one stop at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait. Ships of this size typically discharge cargo at larger commercial ports in Kuwait and Dubai for transshipment, Aguirre wrote. However, on Nov. 10, the Port of Umm Qasr ceased routine operations for a few hushed minutes for this historic moment.
Historic moment as M/V Honor delivers reconstruction cargo at Port of Umm Qasr
The M/V Honor became one of the largest commercial vessels to dock at the Port of Umm Qasr when the ship recently delivered a cargo of foreign military sales vehicles to support Iraqi reconstruction efforts, the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 595th U.S. Army Transportation Group reported in the December edition of 595th Tip of the Spear.
The M/V Honor is operated in the Maritime Security Program fleet by Interocean American Shipping for American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Writing in 595th Tip of the Spear, Frank Aguirre, 840th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, reported that crowds gathered as the M/V Honor made its maiden voyage to the north end of the Az Zubayr waterway to its first port call at the Iraq North Port, Umm Qasr. With the capacity to hold more than 5,890 vehicles, spectators were amazed by the size of the Honor, which made the berthing space appear like a miniature model.
The Honor departed the U.S. in October and made one stop at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait. Ships of this size typically discharge cargo at larger commercial ports in Kuwait and Dubai for transshipment, Aguirre wrote. However, on Nov. 10, the Port of Umm Qasr ceased routine operations for a few hushed minutes for this historic moment.