After years of waiting, the border crossing between Jordan and Iraq has finally re-opened. The impact of the closing to the land transport sector has been severe as companies, such as Move One, have had to find alternative, longer and more challenging routes.

Move One and its clients have been directly affected by this closure since mid-2015. The opening allows a safe, direct, 550 km highway from the border directly to Baghdad.

Two of Move One's senior managers, Gregory Forgrave and Ayman Ibrahim, recently visited the area to have a first-hand look at the re-opened border. Move One is pleased to announce that transit to Western, Central and Southern Iraq has already begun. The speed and ease of transit, especially from the Red Sea port of Aqaba port, will greatly improve. The port of Aqaba has long served as a gateway for transit coming from Europe.

Photo: Gregory Forgrave and Ayman Ibrahim at the reopened border in Jordan.