Caspian Port sees 181% increase in exports

The Caspian Port has witnessed a remarkable 181% growth in exports during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (beginning March 21), according to a senior official from the Anzali Free Zone Organization in Iran.

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Meysam Mohammadinejad, Deputy Director for Ports and Caspian Basin Affairs, announced on Monday that more than 310 thousand tons of goods were exported in the past 10 months, a significant jump compared to the same period last year.

Referring to operational indicators and the role of this port in foreign trade and import of basic goods to Iran, he reported that the amount of unloading and loading there exceeded 978 thousand tons, registering a 53 percent growth.

According to him, a 20 percent increase was also seen in the basic good, such as crude edible oil and various grains that play an important role in the sustainability of the country's supply chain.

He attributed the growing import and export activities to developing market, activating new trade corridors, entering new markets, and connecting the rail network to the Caspian Port Complex.

Mohammadinejad noted that the rail connection has enabled faster and less costly movement of goods to and from the Caspian Port, turning it to one of the key bottlenecks for the supply and transit of strategic goods in the north of the country.

The Caspian Port Complex is Iran's largest port infrastructure in the Caspian Sea, which was built with the aim of developing economic relations with the Caspian littoral states and launching a north-south corridor in the Anzali Free Zone./irna