Baku, Azerbaijan, May 24
Trend:
The volume of loaded/unloaded cargo in Iranian ports during the current fiscal year (started March 20, 2018) registered a rise by 5.5 percent, year-on-year.
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization said that about 24.7 million tons of various type of cargo have been loaded/unloaded in the country's ports during the 2-month period (March 20-May 21).
Oil products rank first among the cargo types, followed by dry cargo. Some 7.84 million tons of oil products were loaded/unloaded in Iranian ports, which is 6.6 percent more 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 –May 21, 2018 (figures are in million tons) |
March 20-May 21, 2017 |
Y/Y (%) |
|
Container |
4.43 |
5 |
-11.3 |
|
Dry bulk |
7.77 |
6.8 |
14 |
|
Liquid bulk |
0.88 |
0.75 |
17 |
|
General cargo |
3.8 |
3.52 |
8.1 |
|
oil |
7.84 |
7.36 |
6.6 |
|
Total |
24.73 |
23.44 |
5.5 |
Over 153 million tons of various type of cargo were loaded/unloaded in the country's ports during the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2018), registered an increase by 5.5 percent.
Over 46.7 million tons of oil products were loaded/unloaded in Iranian ports in the same span of tie, which is 1.3 percent more compared to the preceding year.