tag Iran Transportation

Transport MoU With South Korea

EghtesadOnline: Iran and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve cooperation among the government, private sector and investors of the two countries in the fields of transportation, housing and urban development.
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Publish Date:25/November/2017 | 11:44

Tehran to Host Transport, Logistics Forum in Nov.

EghtesadOnline: Considering Iran’s special conditions after it opened its doors to international business, it is vital for the country to make major improvements in its business atmosphere and strategy.
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Publish Date:03/October/2017 | 24:08

Iran to Improve LPI Ranking

EghtesadOnline: By focusing on transportation development, Iran is planning to further improve its Logistics Performance Index ranking and continue the progress registered in 2016 when the World Bank listed the country at 96th place among 160 nations.
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Publish Date:29/May/2017 | 07:18

Ukraine Vying for Energy, Transportation Opportunities

EghtesadOnline: With only days left to Iran’s presidential elections, the Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran held a gathering of Iranian and Ukrainian officials and businesses this week to discuss bilateral cooperation in heavy industries.
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Publish Date:20/May/2017 | 07:29

Passenger Rail Transportation Declines

EghtesadOnline: As Iran is expanding railroads across the country, an executive of a major Iranian rail company said passenger rail transportation is gripped by a longstanding recession.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 16:20

Iran, France Mull Broader Transport Cooperation

EghtesadOnline: Iran and France are considering the expansion of mutual cooperation in the transport sector that has helped bilateral economic relations thrive after the signing of the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in July 2015, which led to the removal of sanctions in January 2016.
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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 16:03

Deal to Replace 5,000 Aging Cargo Trucks in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government is moving to replace aging vehicles in its cargo truck fleet to cap fuel consumption and help contain the country's worsening air pollution.
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Publish Date:23/January/2017 | 13:53

Iran, Germany opt for transportation cooperation

EghtesadOnline: Iran and Germany on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on development of the air, railway, maritime and road transportation cooperation.
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Publish Date:18/January/2017 | 11:13

Suburban Trains to Mark Transport Turning Point

EghtesadOnline: The total length of Iran’s suburban rail network is 11,000 kilometers whereas the country needs 25,000 kilometers by 2025 as per the goals of the 20-Year Vision Plan (2005-25), said the chairman of the board of directors of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 06:04

$40b Needed to Complete Transportation Projects in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Warning: Big numbers ahead. You might also need a pen and a notebook to keep track of the baffling yet surprisingly huge figures that officials of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development have provided on the number and value of the government’s incomplete infrastructural projects.
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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 10:24

Achilles’ Heel of Iranian Mining: Underdeveloped Transportation

EghtesadOnline: There were high hopes for the Iranian mining industry after the lifting of international nuclear sanctions against Iran. Exploiting massive reserves of copper, iron ore, zinc and lead in an energy-rich country that has just moved out of economic isolation sounds like a recipe for success. But why has the sector’s growth been slower than expected?
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 07:35

Transport Budget Up 5%

EghtesadOnline: The budget for Iran’s transport sector will increase 5% in the new Iranian year (March 2017-18) compared with the current year, owing mostly to an upsurge in the budget for the rail sector, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 06:29

Transport Projects Attract $12b in 2 Years

EghtesadOnline: Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has signed 13 contracts worth $12 billion since March 2015 with investors from the Iranian private sector and foreign companies for investment in air, road, marine and rail transportation since March 2015.
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Publish Date:27/February/2017 | 07:12

Plan to Shift Focus From Road to Rail

EghtesadOnline: Iran is planning to lay 9,134 kilometers of railroads, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 05:45