TEHRAN: Iranian Roads Maintenance Organization Officer, Mohammad Javad Atrchian, said that Iran transit of goods rose 6.2 percent to 11.2 million tons in first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year as compared to same period last year.
The transited consignments mostly consisted of fuel, construction materials, home appliances, cotton and vehicles.
Shahriyar Afandizadeh, the Iranian deputy transport and urban development minister has said that Iran has the capacity to transit 40 million tons of goods annually.
Over 11.6 million tons of goods were transited through Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year, he noted.
