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9.3 million tons of transit goods pass through Iran in one year

Head of Iran’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization said that the volume of transit goods passing through the Iranian soil hit 9.3 million tons during the past Iranian calendar year to March 21.

Transportation

IRU secretary general stresses need to facilitate transit via Bandar Abbas

In a recently released video, IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto said that around 70% of Iran’s imports, exports and transit pass through the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, underlining the need to focus on facilitating transport and transit via the port.

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IRU secretary general hails key role of Bandar Abbas as regional transit hub

International Road Transport Union (IRU) Secretary General Umberto de Pretto has stressed the key role of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran as “a transit hub in the region”, noting that “around 70% of Iran’s imports, exports and transit pass through Bandar Abbas.”

Transportation

International transit via Iran nearly doubled in a year

Deputy Head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Mohammad Teymouri said on Sunday that international transit via Iranian soil nearly doubled over the past Iranian calendar year to late March.

Transportation

Iran says ready to help transit of eight landlocked countries

Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi said on Monday that his country stands ready to help meet the transit needs of eight landlocked counties of the region.

Transportation

Turkmenistan allows transit passage of trucks from Iran to Uzbekistan via its territory

Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced that the follow up of the ministry led to Turkmenistan’s permission for transit trucks to pass through the country to go from Iran to Uzbekistan.

Transportation

Iranian minister in Moscow for transportation agreements

Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi left Tehran for Moscow on Tuesday night for transportation discussions.

Transportation

Cargo transit via Iran grows by 68% YOY

Transit of cargos through Iran has increased 68% in the past Iranian year (ended on March 20) despite the US sanctions, the Iranian government’s figures indicated.

Transportation

Iran seeking to initiate new strategic corridor linking Persian Gulf to Europe

Iran is seeking to initiate a new strategic transport corridor through an agreement with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece to link the Indian Ocean and East Asia to Europe.

Transportation

Q1-3 road transit via Iranian soil more than doubled

Road transit of commodities via Iranian soil in the first three quarters of the fiscal year (March 21- Dec 21) has increased 116% compared to figures from the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a senior transportation official.

Transportation