BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. The volume of cargo loaded and unloaded at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port in the Hormozgan Province (southern Iran) increased by 6.5 percent in the 5th month of the current Iranian year (July 23 through August 22, 2023), compared with the same time last year, Trend reports.
Around 6.66 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded at the Shahid Rajaee port in the 5th month. So, about 3.7 million tons were loaded and 2.96 million tons were unloaded, as reflected in the data of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).
Over the 5th month, about 3.36 million tons of cargo were exported and 895,000 tons were imported through the Shahid Rajaee port.
Also, 88,500 tons of cargo were loaded and nearly 394,000 tons were unloaded at the port for transit during the reporting month.
In addition, 143,000 tons of cargo were loaded and 1.54 million tons were unloaded at the port for cabotage during the 5th month.
Within the 5th month, 104,000 tons of cargo were loaded and 101,000 tons were unloaded in this port for transshipment.
At the same time, 2,100 tons of cargo were loaded and 30,100 tons were unloaded in the port for other purposes.
Some 133,000 tons of essential products, 559,000 tons of metal products, 1.49 million tons of construction and mining materials, and 9,340 tons of equipment, vehicles, and spare parts were loaded and unloaded at the Shahid Rajaee port in the 5th month of the current Iranian year.
Moreover, 83,100 tons of chemicals, 6,100 tons of leather goods, clothing, fibers, paper, and wood materials, 4,090 tons of small and assorted products, approximately 1.81 million tons of container products, and 2.56 million tons of crude oil and oil products were loaded and unloaded at this port within the mentioned month.
Overall, around 12.7 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports in the 5th month of the current Iranian year. Of that, 7 million tons were loaded and 5.68 million tons were unloaded. This is a decrease of 1.5 percent compared to the same month last year.
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