BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 4
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The number of TEU containers loaded and unloaded in the Shahid Rajaee port of the Hormozgan Province (southern Iran) increased by 16 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Director General of Ports and Maritime Department in Hormozgan Province Alireza Mohammadi said, Trend reports citing Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran.
Mohammadi said that about 564,000 TEU containers were loaded and unloaded in the Shahid Rajaee port.
The director general added that about 269,000 TEU containers were loaded and unloaded in Terminal No. 1, while 295,000 TEU containers in Terminal No. 2.
“Within the mentioned period, a total of 550 container ships docked at the port,” he noted.
According to the statistics of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), about 5.8 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in the Shahid Rajaee port in the 3rd month of the current Iranian year (May 21 through June 21, 2021). So, about 3.6 million tons of cargo were loaded and 2.2 million tons were unloaded in the port over the reporting month.