Two phosphate ships begin loading at Tartous Port for export

Tartous, SANA – Operations began on Thursday at Tartous Port to load two vessels with phosphate, prepared for export to Romania.

The two ships are the sixth and seventh to be exported, and they are headed to Romania, carrying 40,000 tons of phosphate, Director of Local and International Relations at the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports, Mazen Alloush, told SANA reporter.

Alloush noted that this step boosts Syria’s phosphate exports and reflects the importance of the Tartous port in supporting the local economy through the export of raw materials.

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