Amirabad Tops Throughput of Northern Ports in 6 Months

A mirabad Port in the northern Mazandaran Province handled 1.56 million tons of goods during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), registering a 4% rise in throughput compared with the corresponding period of last year, according to a local official.

“The port accounted for 58% of the total loading and unloading of Iran’s northern ports during the period under review,” director general of Amirabad Ports and Maritime Organization, Mohammad Ali Asl-Saeedipour was also quoted as saying by IRIB News.

The official added that container loading and unloading of the port stood at 2,483 TEUs, registering a 57% rise compared with the similar period of last year.

Mazandaran has three ports, namely Amirabad, Noshahr and Fereydounkenar, with the first being the most active in the region.