Baku, Azerbaijan, August 26
Trend:
The volume of loaded/unloaded cargo in Iranian ports during the first five of the current fiscal year (started March 20, 2018) registered a fall by 7.2 percent, year-on-year.
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization said that about 50.05 million tons of various type of cargo have been loaded/unloaded in the country's ports during the 5-month period (March 20-Aug. 22).
Oil products rank first among the cargo types, followed by dry cargo. Some 18.63 million tons of oil products were loaded/unloaded in Iranian ports, which is 10.1 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 –Aug. 22, 2018 (figures are in million tons) |
March 20-Aug. 22, 2017 |
Y/Y (%) |
|
Container |
10.56 |
13.21 |
-20 |
|
Dry bulk |
18.59 |
18.81 |
-1.2 |
|
Liquid bulk |
2.25 |
2.11 |
6.4 |
|
General cargo |
9.02 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
|
oil |
18.63 |
20.73 |
-10.1 |
|
Total |
59.05 |
63.66 |
-7.2 |
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.