3rd Maritime Transportation Line Between Iran and Oman to Be Launched
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN – The third maritime transportation line between Iran’s Jask Port and Oman’s ports will be launched in days.
Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization Hamid Zadboum says that to expand trade level between Iran and Oman in line with both countries’ agreemet, the third maritime transportation line between Jask Port and some Omani ports will be inaugurated in upcoming days.
He pointed to the volume of trade between Iran and Oman and called for deepening and expanding bilateral trade with Oman.
Zadboum added that in early days of April, two container shipping lines between Bandar Abbas port of Iran and Sultan Qaboos and Al-Sawiq ports of Oman were inaugurated, adding that major traded goods by those lines are foodstuff, agro cultures and fruits.
He noted that launching direct transportation lines between Iran and Oman is according to the agreement signed between both countries during their last meeting of joint economic commission in order to shorten the time for transporting the cargoes between both states.
Zadboum further said that the new maritime transportation line between Jask Port to Omani ports can facilitate the transportation of agro products, food stuff, construction materials and other consumer goods.
Iran and Oman had signed a maritime cooperation agreement in December 2019 for boosting maritime transportation between the two countries.
Based on the agreement, Iranian traders and businessmen would be able to interact constructively with their Omani counterparts, and regular shipping lines were to be established between the two countries, while the two sides also pledged to provide facilities for using each other’s ports.
Iran and Oman have already launched four direct shipping lines between the two countries’ ports.
