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PMO records surge in load/unload operations at Iranian ports

Transport 22 January 2022 14:16 (UTC +04:00)
PMO records surge in load/unload operations at Iranian ports

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 22

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

The volume of cargo loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports increased by 20.3 percent from the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2021) to January 22, 2022, compared to the same period last Iranian year, Trend reports via today's report of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

According to the report, about 129 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the reporting period. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 108 million tons.

So, 49.9 million tons of crude oil and oil products were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports within the mentioned period. This is an increase of 33.4 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year (37.4 million tons).

The volume of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container shipments amounted to 1.7 million tons. This is an increase of 10.5 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year (1.54 million tons).

The volume of other container shipments was 20 million tons, which is 15.8 percent more than in the same period of the last Iranian year (17.3 million tons).

The general cargo volume stood at 17 million tons showing an 8.1-percent increase compared to the same period of the last Iranian year (15.7 million tons).

Dry bulk cargo volume reached 39.1 million tons. This is an increase of 13.9 percent compared to the same period of the last Iranian year (34.4 million tons).

The liquid bulk cargo was 3.33 million tons. This is 20.3 percent more than in the same period of the last Iranian year (2.77 million 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, Genaveh, Bandar Lengeh, and Noshahr.

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