transportation

Iran, Russia finalizing technical details of Rasht-Astara railway project

Kheirollah Khademi, the managing director of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC), has said 70 percent of the technical issues regarding the Rasht-Astara railway project have been discussed and finalized with Russia, and the rest will also be finalized soon.

Transportation

Iran, Russia to invest $38bn in developing INSTC corridor

Iran and Russia have plans to invest as much as $38 billion in the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), according to an official with the knowledge of the matter.

Transportation

EAEU in talks with Arab states for joining INSTC corridor

Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Andrey Slepnev has said that the union has had positive talks with Arab states so as to convince them to join the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC).

Transportation

Transit of goods via Iran up 13% in 6 months: Official

The director general of the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development for commercialization affairs announced a 13 percent growth in transit of goods via the country’s land and territory in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023).

Trade

Iran, Russia discuss transportation cooperation

Senior officials from Iran and Russia have explored ways for more enhanced cooperation between the two countries on infrastructure and transportation areas.

Transportation

Road transit via Iran grows 18% YOY

Road transit from Iranian territory increased 18 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to September 22) compared to the same period last year.

Transportation

Four-month transit of goods via Iran rises 33% YOY

Transit of commodities through Iran has posted a 33% year-on-year growth during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – July 21), the Ministry of Road and Urban Development announced.

Transportation

Iran, Iraq agree to complete Shalamcheh-Basra railway

Iran and Iraq have agreed to continue their bilateral cooperation to establish joint industrial zones and complete the Shalamcheh-Basra railway.

Transportation

Khaf-Herat railway relaunched to connect Iran to Afghanistan

A railway has been relaunched to link Khaf in northeastern Iran to Rozanak in Afghanistan’s Herat Province.

Transportation

Iran adds 15 ships to its merchant fleet in north

Iran has added at least 15 ships to its merchant fleet in the Caspian Sea amid growing trade ties with Russia and other countries located to the north of Iran.

Transportation