Harbors :This sector has been developed greatly in the last few years because of the great importance of importing and exporting ways which pass through it. Also, Basra is close to the exporting centers in the south- east part of Asia and the Arab Gulf which made this harbor a vital place for transporting goods. The government is trying to build the biggest harbor in the gulf area for transporting goods between the East and Europe, it is expected to have a harbor with a 100 docks with capacity of 400-500 million ton per year.

Air Transport

Land transport

Basra has such a good net of highway land transportation which includes both the railways and the highways, the province is linked with the other Iraqi provinces that the railway passes through. At the same time, there is a net of internal roadways(major and sub).

Investment Opportunities:

* Establishment of weight stations

Roads and bridges directorate provided a concept to build Weight stations in the crossroads of high ways to prevent traffic accidents or the damage of high ways because of heavy vehicle

 Basra's Roads and Bridges Directorate defined the suitable places after a negotiation with general directorate of traffic to induct stations as flowing: 

 * Basra International Airport announces an opportunity to construct the first refinery for aviation fuel in the province