Iranian Ports Witness Increase in Loading, Unloading of Goods

142,768,983 tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in the ports during the eight-month period, the PMO said, adding that loading and unloading operations in the container sector reached 1,664,494 TEUs, which was 12 percent more than the 1,498,498 TEUs in the first eight months of the past year.

The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran had rose 17 percent during the previous Iranian calendar year, as compared to the preceding year.

Also, the loading and unloading of goods in the country’s ports reached 152.91 million tons in the previous Iranian calendar year, while the figure stood at 130.69 million tons in the preceding year.

During the said year, loading and unloading operations in the container sector reached 2.1 million TEUs with a weight of 24.57 million tons, which was 13.5 percent more than the 1.85 million TEUs in the Iranian calendar year 1399.

The loading and unloading of goods during the previous year also grew by 12.8 percent in the dry bulk sector, while in the liquid bulk sector the figure increased by 12.6 percent, in the general cargo sector rose by 13.1 percent, and in the oil sector grew by 22.5 percent.

According to the PMO, the capacity of the country's ports has increased from 180 million tons in the Iranian calendar year 1392 (ended in March 2014) to 250 million tons in 1399 (ended in March 2021).

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