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Iran unveils ports cargo load/unloading details

Business Materials 22 October 2017 16:24 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 22

By Fatih Karimov– Trend:

Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization announced Oct. 22 that over 86 million tons of various type of cargo have been loaded/unloaded in the country's ports.

The report, which covers the time period from the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 20), indicates that the total volume of loading/unloading in Iranian ports has increases by 3.6 percent, year on year.

Oil products rank first among the cargo types. Over 27.4 million tons of oil products were loaded/unloaded in Iranian ports, which is 6.8 percent less compared to the same period of the preceding year.

The report, published by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, covers transportation activities in Iranian ports of Abadan, Astara, Imam Khomeini, Amirabad, Anzali, Boushehr, Jask, Chabahar, Khorramshahr, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaei, Fereydunkenar, Qeshm, Ganaveh, Lengeh, Neka and Nowshahr.


Cargo type

March 20-Oct. 21, 2017(figures are in million tons)

March 20-Oct. 21, 2016

Y/Y%

Container

17.9

14.1

27

Dry bulk

27

26.3

2.7

Liquid bulk

2.8

1.8

55.6

General cargo

11.2

11.4

-1.8

oil

27.4

29.4

-9.9

Total

86

83

3.6

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