BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 22
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The volume of cargo loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports decreased by 10.9 percent from the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2021) to April 21, compared to the same period last Iranian year, Trend reports citing the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).
A total of 9.22 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the reporting period. While in the same period last Iranian year, 10.3 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports.
So, 3.89 million tons of crude oil and oil products were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports within the mentioned period. This is an increase of 9.9 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year (3.53 million tons).
The volume of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container shipments amounted to 30,000 tons. This is a decrease of 79.1 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year (160,000 tons).
The volume of other container shipments was 350,000 tons, which is 80.8 percent less than in the same period of the last Iranian year (1.8 million tons).
The general cargo volume stood at 1.4 million tons showing a 52 percent increase compared to the same period of the last Iranian year (920,000 tons).
Dry bulk cargo volume reached 3.25 million tons. This is a decrease of 16 percent compared to the same period of the last Iranian year (over 3.89 million tons).
The liquid bulk cargo was 340,000 tons. This is 71.6 percent more than in the same period of the last Iranian year (200,000 tons).
The cargo was loaded and unloaded at Iranian ports in Abadan, Arvandkenar, Astara, Imam Khomeini, Amirabad, Anzali, Bushehr, Tiab, Jask, Chabahar, Charak, Chavibdeh, Khorramshahr, Dayyer, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaee, Shahid Haqqani, Fereidoonkenar, Qeshm, Ganaveh, Bandar Lengeh, and Noshahr.