34% Rise in Exports From Southern Port

EghtesadOnline: A total of 331,654 tons of non-oil commodities were exported from the port city of Bandar Lengeh in the southern Hormozgan Province during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), registering a 34% growth compared with the similar period of last year.

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07 August 2018

According to Bandar Lengeh Ports and Maritime Organization’s Director Qasem Askari, the exported goods mainly included fruits and vegetables, nuts, minerals and construction materials.

Non-oil imports into the port city during the same period stood at 30,000 tons to register a 56% decrease, IRNA reported.

Askari added that 3.34 million tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in Bandar Lengeh during the four-month period, Financial Tribune reported.

Transit of non-oil goods from the port city rose 31% to reach 88,691 tons, as container loading and unloading amounted to around 1,000 TEUs, indicating an 11% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.