About 236,512,240 tons of goods were loaded and unloaded at ports affiliated with the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19), showing a 10 percent hike compared to a year earlier.
More than 29 million tons of oil products were unloaded at the Iranian ports from March 21, 2023, to March 19, 2024.
In this period, over 51 million tons of non-oil goods were unloaded at the ports.
Totally, more than 80 million tons of oil- and non-oil goods were unloaded at the Iranian ports in the previous Iranian calendar year, IRIB news agency reported.
More than 81 million tons of oil products were loaded at the ports from March 21, 2023, to March 19, 2024, while over 74 million tons of non-oil goods were loaded at the country’s ports.
In total, over 155 million tons of oil- and non-oil goods were loaded at the Iranian ports in the last Iranian calendar year.
The loading and unloading of goods in the containerized operation sector registered a five percent growth in the 12-month period compared to a year before.
While Iran is combating the U.S. unilateral sanctions on its economy, the country’s ports as the major gates of exports and imports play a significant role in this battle. This role makes all-out support to ports and more development of them serious and vital.
Such necessity has led the government to define projects for more development of the ports and also take some measures to encourage investment making in ports, in addition to facilitating the loading and unloading of goods, especially basic commodities, there.
It is worth mentioning that Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization has defined a high number of projects to develop and improve the country’s ports, as the country aims to double the capacity of its ports in the course of five years.
According to the PMO, the capacity of the country’s ports has increased from 180 million tons in the Iranian calendar year 1392 (ended in March 2014) to 250 million tons in 1399 (ended in March 2021).
