IRAN: Deputy head of Ports and Martitime Organization (PMO) Ali Jahandideh said that the first foreign shipping line will resume sending ships to Shahid Rajaee Port in Hormuzgan provinceshortly.
He said, “The shortage in the number of foreign ships berthing at Iranian ports had decreased the productivity and efficiency of ports. However, during the past few months, we made adequate efforts to encourage foreign shipping lines to start visiting the Iranian container ports again.
Jahandideh said next week the Taiwanese shipping line Wan Hai will be the first to begin dispatching ships to the Iranian port, as Western sanctions were partially removed against Iran. He said the ships will set out from Shanghai port and dock at Shahid Rajaee in Iran.
He said, “We have informed the international shipping lines that Shahid Rajaee port has been prepared to berth container and passenger ships.”
‘Resumption of activities with main foreign shipping lines will improve national economy and improve the country’s trade and transportation condition” he added.
Shahid Rajaee is one of the main container ports of the country and the region. Its strategic location enables the port to transfer large volumes of goods to Central Asia and Caucasus annually.