Editing Mogadishu (section)

===Sea===
[[File:Aerial view of the port of Mogadishu.JPEG|thumb|right|The [[Port of Mogadishu]] serves as a major national seaport.]]
The [[Port of Mogadishu]], also known as the Mogadishu International Port,<ref name="Towotmip">{{cite web |title=The Official Website of the Mogadishu International Port |url=http://www.mogadishoport.com/pages/ |publisher=Mogadishu Port |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010313/http://www.mogadishoport.com/pages/ |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> is the official [[seaport]] of Mogadishu. Classified as a major class port,<ref name="Icsti">{{cite web |title=Istanbul conference on Somalia 21&nbsp;– 23 May 2010 – Draft discussion paper for Round Table "Transport infrastructure" |url=http://www.somalitalk.com/2010/may/istambul/transport.pdf |publisher=Government of Somalia |access-date=31 August 2013 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619064427/http://www.somalitalk.com/2010/may/istambul/transport.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> it is the largest harbour in the country.<ref name="Adctrmp">{{cite news |last=Khalif |first=Abdulkadir |title=Djibouti and China to rebuild Mogadishu port |url=http://www.africareview.com/News/Djibouti-and-China-to-rebuild-Mogadishu-port/-/979180/1880672/-/t3o1wqz/-/index.html |access-date=1 December 2013 |newspaper=Africa Review |date=12 June 2013 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619094759/http://www.africareview.com/News/Djibouti-and-China-to-rebuild-Mogadishu-port/-/979180/1880672/-/t3o1wqz/-/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After incurring some damage during the civil war, the federal government launched the Mogadishu Port Rehabilitation Project,<ref name="Towotmip"/> an initiative to rebuild, develop and modernize the port.<ref name="Adctrmp"/> The renovations included the installation of Alpha Logistics technology.<ref name="Noidpauim"/> A joint international delegation consisting of the Director of the [[Port of Djibouti]] and [[China|Chinese]] officials specializing in infrastructure reconstruction visited the facility in June 2013. According to Mogadishu Port manager Abdullahi Ali Nur, the delegates along with local Somali officials received reports on the port's functions as part of the rebuilding project's planning stages.<ref name="Adctrmp"/><ref name="Cddvmptpr">{{cite news |title=Chinese-Djiboutian delegation visits Mogadishu port to plan reconstruction |url=http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/06/13/newsbrief-04 |access-date=1 December 2013 |newspaper=Sabahi |date=13 June 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011402/http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/06/13/newsbrief-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, the Port of Mogadishu's management reportedly reached an agreement with representatives of the [[Iran]]ian company Simatech Shipping LLC to handle vital operations at the seaport. Under the name Mogadishu Port Container Terminal, the firm is slated to handle all of the port's technical and operational functions.<ref name="Adctrmp"/>

In October 2013, the federal Cabinet endorsed an agreement with the Turkish firm Al-Bayrak to manage the Port of Mogadishu for a 20-year period. The deal was secured by the Ministry of Ports and Public Works, and also assigns Al-Bayrak responsibility for rebuilding and modernizing the seaport.<ref name="Pshim">{{cite news |title=Holidays in Mogadishu |url=http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/insight-and-opinion/the-strategist/holidays-in-mogadishu |access-date=4 April 2014 |newspaper=Port Strategy |date=5 March 2014 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092412/http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/insight-and-opinion/the-strategist/holidays-in-mogadishu |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2014, the federal government officially delegated management of the Mogadishu Port to Al-Bayrak. The firm's modernization project will cost $80 million.<ref name="Shomsttc">{{cite news |title=Somalia hands over Mogadishu seaport to Turkish company |url=http://diplomat.so/2014/09/21/somalia-hands-over-mogadishu-seaport-to-turkish-company/ |access-date=22 September 2014 |agency=Diplomat.so |date=21 September 2014 |archive-date=1 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001054403/http://diplomat.so/2014/09/21/somalia-hands-over-mogadishu-seaport-to-turkish-company/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>