As announced by a provincial official, 924,526 tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in Anzali port, in the north of Iran, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21).

EghtesadOnline: The Expediency Council, a powerful body that resolves disputes between the parliament and Guardians Council, approved the establishment of seven free trade zones and 13 special economic zones last week.

EghtesadOnline: Gilan Province's second combined heat and power (CHP) plant became operational in Bandar Anzali Free Trade Zone on Saturday, head of the provincial power company said.

EghtesadOnline: Investments in Anzali Free Trade Zone amounted to 7.26 trillion rials ($62.7 million) during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), showing a 28% rise compared with the similar period of last year.

EghtesadOnline: The International Exhibition of Marine, Seafaring, Ports and Related Equipments, otherwise known as Marinex 2017, is scheduled to be held at Anzali Free Zone Fairground from August 1 to 4.

EghtesadOnline: A total of 158,183 tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Gilan Province’s Anzali Port during the current Iranian year’s first month(March 21-April 20), registering a 52% rise in throughput compared with the corresponding period of last year, according to Mojtaba Nazari, a local official affiliated with the Ports and Maritime Organization.

EghtesadOnline: Two container ships are scheduled to start sailing from Russia’s Astrakhan to Iran’s port of Anzali in September as per a decision by the International North-South Corridor Taskforce, which includes Lotus Special Economic Zone of Astrakhan, Russia, and Iran’s Anzali and Chabahar FTZs, says Seyyed Jalil Jalalifar, a member of Iran-Russia Chamber of Commerce.

EghtesadOnline: Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters has signed a contract with Anzali Trade-Industrial Free Zone Organization for the construction of a Ro-Ro facility and a multi-purpose wharf at the Caspian port of Anzali .