Anzali

An official at the Transportation and Road Maintenance of Gilan province has said that more than 562,000 tons of nonoil goods were transited from the provincial borders in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year.

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 .