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Oman Keen to Expand Port Cooperation with Iran

mahla — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:29:27 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) During a visit to Imam Khomeini (RA) Port, the Omani delegation expressed their willingness to take advantage of the capacities existing at the port in line with expanding trade and economic exchanges with Iran.

The Omani trade-economic delegation visited the loading and unloading operations of various types of goods and commodities at Imam Khomeini Port.

In addition to concluding memoranda of understanding (MoUs), the Omani delegation and Iranian officials stressed the need to boost joint cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries, the website of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported.

The Special Economic Zone of Imam Khomeini Port is the largest commercial hub for grains in Iran.

The capacity of the port in terms of supply of goods, transit, possibility of re-export of goods and also the implementation of huge private sector investments in this zone were among the topics that attracted the attention of the visiting Omani trade and economic delegation.

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Iran, Spain to Expand Cooperation in Port, Maritime Transport Services

mahla — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:43:27 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) The Shipping Association of Iran inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Advanced Training Course in Transport and Logistics in Barcelona, Spain, to enhance bilateral relations in the field of shipping lines.

Under the agreement, the two sides will cooperate in developing joint training programs, holding digital simulation courses and providing specialized training contents for activists working in the field of port and maritime transport services, IRNA reported.

Increasing the technical know-how, knowledge and skills of manpower in the maritime transport and logistics sector has been cited as the main goal of this cooperation.

The memorandum of understanding was signed with the aim of taking advantage of the advanced platform of Port Virtual Lab (PVL) and improving the level of knowledge and practical skills in supply chain and international transportation.

It is a digital and innovative training platform in the field of maritime, port and international transport logistics and allows users to gain practical experiences of the real operations in the supply chain through interactive simulations and strengthen their skills in facing routine challenges of this field.

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Numerous port, transport projects to come on stream during Ten-Day Dawn

mahla — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:53:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian government is planning to inaugurate numerous port development, maritime, and transport projects during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-11), which marks the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, IRNA reported on Sunday.

As reported, the mentioned projects include 484 transport projects with a total investment of 60.42 trillion rials (about $214.6 million), 53 railway projects valued at 26.72 trillion rials (about $94.92 million), and 19 maritime and port development projects worth 6.8 trillion rials (about $24.15 million).

The transport projects include some airport development projects in Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Sistan-Baluchestan, Lorestan, and Hormozgan provinces.

The Ministry of Transport and Urban Development is also set to inaugurate six meteorological projects worth 750 billion rials ($2.6 million) on the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Also, the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has it on the agenda to put 53 new railway projects into operation across the country.

These projects include the development and modernization of the railway fleet, projects related to training and new technologies, improvement, and modernization of electrical signs and communication devices, as well as some projects related to safety and coping with natural hazards.

In the field of fleet development and modernization, five projects including the purchase, modernization, and reconstruction of 163 freight and passenger wagons and locomotives with a total value of 5.05 trillion rials (about $17.93 million) have been announced.

Furthermore, of the 19 projects scheduled to be inaugurated by the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), three projects are related to Imam Khomeini Port, one project is related to Sajafi Port, one project is going to be inaugurated at Choubdeh and Arvandkenar ports, one project is related to Abadan Port, one project will go operational at Khamir port.

According to TPO Deputy Head Mohammadreza Alahyar, two projects are also scheduled to be inaugurated at Shahid Rajaei Port, one project at Lengeh port, one project at Shahid Haghani port, one project at Sirik Port, one project at Genaveh Port, and another project at Bushehr Port.

Some projects are also set to be inaugurated at Chabahar and Anzali ports, he said.

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Iran to ‌Build Giant Port along Southern Coast of Mokran

reporter 1222 — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:33:01 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran is planning to build a giant port along the coast of Mokran, southern Sistan and Baluchestan province, a senior official said.

Managing Director of Iran’s Port and Maritime Organization Mohammad Rastad underlined on Monday the strategic position of Mokran coast, along the Sea of Oman, saying, the new port will be established to increase Iran’s marine traffic in international waters and the oceans.

“Mokran coastline can play a special role in the future of marine exchanges,” Mohammad Rastad said.

Mokran is a semi-desert coastal strip in the South of Sistan and Baluchestan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Noting that the Iranian ports have an aggregate capacity to handle 246 million tons of goods per year, the PMO head said, the figure is projected to rise to 286 million tons by the end of the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22).

Rastad added, “PMO plans to build 83 new cargo vessels to join the country’s cargo fleet.”

“One of the major activities of the PMO is that 83 vessels needed in the ports will be built by the domestic manufacturers with an estimated investment of 240 million euros,” he said.

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Iran, Oman to start cargo transit via new container line

reporter 1222 — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:38:51 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Cargo transit will begin as of Saturday between the southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran and Port Sultan Qaboos in Oman through a new container line.

The head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), Hamid Zadboum, added the container line will be used for the transit of fruit and vegetables to Oman at competitive prices, IRNA reported.

Commenting on the coronavirus spread in Iran, he noted that despite the problems the outbreak of the virus has created for the Islamic Republic’s foreign commerce, it has not been able to impede Iran’s smart trade with other countries.

The TPO head gave the assurance that Iran’s economy will resolve the coronavirus crisis as, over the past years, it has managed to overcome the cruel sanctions on the country.

Concurrent with the coronavirus spread in the country, monitoring of the common borders started on a daily basis through the country’s embassies and [commercial] attachés in neighboring states, and Iranian traders were provided with required information through an online app as well as Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA).

In addition to the threats the coronavirus spread has posed to Iran’s economy and foreign trade, it has also provided the country with a brilliant opportunity to expand exports in different sectors, including that of services, Zadboum said.

He noted, “No doubt our plans have been impacted by the coronavirus contagion and [US] sanctions. However, we must prevent serious harm to the country’s production and exports and make use of the current situations in regional and neighboring states to boost our overseas sales.”

In May 2018, President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ‎signed between Iran and the P5+1 in July 2015, and reimposed Washington’s unilateral sanctions on ‎Tehran. The sanctions target mainly Iran’s oil and banking sectors.

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Iran, India stress strategic importance of Chabahar Port

reporter 1222 — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:00:39 +0000

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have stressed the strategic importance of developing Chabahar Port for expansion of economic and regional cooperation.

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in east China’s coastal city of Qingdao on Sunday.

President Rouhani said Iran welcomes expansion of all-out relations with India as friendly country in the region, voicing readiness to develop strategic cooperation with the South Asian country.

Rouhani also welcomed India’s active participation in the development project of the port of Chabahar, adding “Chabahar Port can serve as India’s linking bridge to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, further contributing to the cementing of historical and trade ties between Tehran and New Delhi.”

On 9 June, officials at Indian Shipping Ministry announced that they will start interim development operations of Chabahar Port in Iran by June 13 despite US pullout from JCPOA and the reinstatement of sanctions. Tehran plans to use Chabahar for transshipment to Afghanistan and Central Asia. The Iranian port also provides India with an easier land-sea route to Afghanistan.

The Indian prime minister, for his part, noted a tangible hike in development of ties between Tehran and New Delhi, voicing his country’s resolve to continue expanding cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.

He also highlighted the special status of Chabahar Port in boosting regional cooperation.

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Loading, unloading at Iranian ports up 3% in a month

reporter 1222 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:00:21 +0000

TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of goods at ports of Iran rose three percent in the fifth Iranian calendar month Mordad (July 23-August 22) from its previous month, according to the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO).

The PMO announced that more than 13.022 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded at Iranian ports during the fifth month, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.

Last October, PMO Managing Director Mohammad Saeednejad said that the organization has it on the agenda to increase the current 209 million-ton capacity of the country’s trade ports to 217 million tons.

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