TEHRAN, Iran, July 26
Trend:
The ports affairs director of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced the unloading and loading of 46 million tons of goods since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started on March 21).
The amount of unloading and loading operations in the container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, general cargo, and petroleum products sectors, in the first 4 months of the current Iranian year was equivalent to 46.18 million tons, Ravanbakhsh Behzadian said, Trend reports citing IRNA.
The figure has increased by 9.8 percent compared to the same period last year, which was equivalent to 42.07 million tons.
He went on to say that the amount of unloading and loading operations during the first quarter of the current Iranian year in the container sector was 6.66 million tons, dry bulk 13.69 million tons, liquid bulk 1.47 million tons, General Cargo 6.89 million tons and petroleum products 17.46 million tons.
The unloading and loading operations in the liquid bulk sector in the first quarter of the current Iranian year compared to the same period last year shows an increase by 39.8 percent, in the general cargo sector, a growth of 25.3 percent and in the petroleum sector growth of 22.7 percent.
According to the Ports and Maritime Organization, the amount of unloading and loading operations in the ports of Abadan, Arvandkenar, Astara, Imam Khomeini, Amirabad, Anzali, Bushehr, Tiab, Jask, Chabahar, Charak, Khorramshahr, Deir, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaei, Shahid Haghani, Fereydoun Kenar, Qeshm, Genaveh, Lengeh and Nowshahr were assessed.