Iran Ports

21 Iranian Ports Lose Steam

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s 21 major ports loaded and unloaded 105.9 million tons of commodities during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20) to register a 16.95%…
2019-02-19 11:50
Major Iranian Ports' Throughput Dips 13%

EghtesadOnline: Around 88.37 million tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in Iran’s 17 major ports during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register…
2018-12-23 15:38
2 Ports Annexed to Chabahar FTZ

EghtesadOnline: The High Council of Free Zones approved on Tuesday the annexation of two ports of Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari in Chabahar to Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone in Iran’s…
2018-06-03 06:03
Business as Usual at Iranian Ports

EghtesadOnline: Despite US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, it's currently business as usual for foreign container shipping operators at Iranian ports, a deputy head of Ports and Maritime Organizatio…
2018-05-19 04:41
IRICA to Manage All Iranian Ports

EghtesadOnline: The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration will handle the management of the country’s 43 seaports and 23 land ports, director general of the administration’s Provincial…
2018-05-13 13:44
Iran Private Sector Signs $2.3b Port Deals

EghtesadOnline: The Ports and Maritime Organization and the Iranian private sector on Monday signed 13 memoranda of understanding worth 100 trillion rials (close to $2.38 billion) to invest in…
2017-12-20 07:27
Ports Throughput Tops 98m Tons

EghtesadOnline: A total of 98.14 million tons of oil and non-oil goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), the managing…
2017-12-13 13:27
Port Throughput Rises 3.7%

EghtesadOnline: More than 138 million tons of goods have been loaded and unloaded so far in the current Iranian year (started March 21), registering a 3.7% rise year-on-year.
2017-08-30 14:05
10% Rise in Iranian Ports Throughput

EghtesadOnline: More than 144.6 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded at major Iranian ports in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17), showing a 10% rise compared with the year before.
2017-08-22 13:13
Ports’ Activities Up 10%

EghtesadOnline: More than 12.6 million tons of goods, mainly oil products, were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the fourth month of the current fiscal year (June 22-July 22), registering…
2017-08-06 14:08
Iranian Ports Capacity on the Rise

EghtesadOnline: Cargo handling capacity in Iranian ports increased 17% during the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, the head of Iran Ports and Maritime Organization said, adding that…
2017-07-23 09:58
Shahid Rajaee Port Development on Fast Track

EghtesadOnline: Shahid Rajaee Port, Iran’s biggest container port at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, is reclaiming its past glory as a major international port following the implementation…
2017-07-16 06:03
Port Throughput Near 13m Tons

EghtesadOnline: Some 12.93 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the third month of the current fiscal year (May 22-June 21), registering a 1.5% increase compared…
2017-07-15 10:46
Shahid Rajaee Port Projects Under Construction

EghtesadOnline: Tens of projects worth 30 trillion rials ($800 million) are under construction in Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Hormozgan Province, the head of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organizati…
2017-06-30 14:38
Ports Capacity to Rise

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Saeednejad said plans are underway to increase the capacity of Iranian ports to 250 million tons per annum in the next…
2017-06-30 12:47
Shahid Rajaei Port Activities Up 35%

EghtesadOnline: Activities in Shahid Rajaei Port over the 11 months to February 18 increased 35% compared with last year’s corresponding period, the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization…
2017-03-01 13:22
Iranian Ports Throughput Up 9.4%

EghtesadOnline: Close to 118.9 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the 10 months to December 20, 2016, registering a 9.4% increase compared with the corresponding…
2017-02-12 10:52
Iranian Ports Throughput

EghtesadOnline: More than 12 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports over the past Iranian month (December 21, 2016-January 19, 2017), registering a 13.8% rise compared…
2017-02-11 10:35
17 Major Shipping Lines Back to Iranian Ports

EghtesadOnline: Seventeen major global shipping lines have resumed their services to Iran since the removal of nuclear sanctions, says CEO of Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Saeednejad.…
2017-01-20 20:09
Iranian Ports Throughput Up 6.6%

EghtesadOnline: Iranian ports loaded and unloaded more than 93.5 million tons of oil and non-oil products during the eight months to November 20, registering a 6.6% increase compared with last…
2016-12-30 10:17
Iran planning to raise capacity of trade ports to 217m tons

EghtesadOnline: Managing Director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Saeednejad said his organization is planning to raise the capacity of its trade ports from the existing 209…
2016-10-18 04:34
Iran Port Throughput Rises on Eased Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s ports are clearly benefitting from the relaxation of sanctions on a tonnage basis year-on-year, though those gains have yet to materialize for the container trade.
2016-09-10 13:51