BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 19
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
In general, 109 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through March 21, 2021), as was reflected in the report of Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Trend reports.
According to the report, this is an increase of 17 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the loading and unloading operations in the country’s ports stood at 93 million tons.
|
First 9 months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 through Dec. 21, 2021) |
First 9 months of last Iranian year (Mar. 20 through Dec. 20, 2020) |
Percentage change |
|
|
Loading/unloading operations |
109 million tons |
93 million tons |
17 |
|
Container operations |
1.49 million TEU |
1.37 million TEU |
9 |
|
Passenger transportation through ports |
7.1 million people |
5.2 million people |
37 |
|
Loading/unloading capacity of ports |
266 million tons |
257 million tons |
1 |
|
Passenger transportation capacity of ports |
24.8 million people |
24.7 million people |
0.2 |
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