Freight transit in Shahid Rajaee Port up 89%

The freight transit in Shahid Rajaee Port has increased by 89%.

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06 March 2024

EghtesadOnline: The performance records in Shahid Rajaee Port during 11 months indicate more than 75 million tons of freight loading/unloading, 1,906,633 TEU the container loading/unloading, and 5,908,608 tons of freights transit indicating an 89 percent increase compared to the same period in the last year.

The records of loading/unloading operation in the Shahid Rajaee Port as the largest container port of Iran indicates more than 75 million tons of freight loading/unloading during 11 months from (March 2023 to February 2024).

From 75,806,032 tons of freights loading/unloading, more than 49 million tons is non-oil freight showing 18 percent growth, and more than 26 million tons oil freights.

The records for transit are 5,908,608 tons of non-oil freights and 218,164 tons of oil freights showing an 89 percent increase compared to the same period in the last year.

The volume of cabotage transport in the Shahid Rajaee Port during 11 months had been 16, 774,451 tons. Also, the container loading/unloading had been 1,906,633 TEU showing a 6 percent increase, according to the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Hormozgan.

From March 2023 to February 2024, a total of 4,580 ships have docked in Iran's largest container port.

Shahid Rajaei Port, as the largest and most advanced container port in Iran, with 10 container berths with a total length of 2,500 meters and 23 active gantry cranes, currently has the capacity to load/unload more than 80% of container freights in Iran ports. / Mehr