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.”
Mostafa Ayati, who has been nominated by Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA), won the vote of the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention in an election on February 9 to become a member of TIR Executive Board for a fourth consecutive term.
IRU member the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has recently opened a new TIR office in Bandar Abbas.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Iran has maintained its position as the owner of the world’s 22nd-biggest maritime fleet in terms of capacity.
Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Kheirollah Khademi said on Wednesday that some €800 million is required for the completion of Rasht-Astara railway, while noting that Iran will not wait for Russia and China to provide the needed finance.
President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Trade (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei said on Sunday that effort are underway by rival countries to take Iran’s place in international transit corridors.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group (IRISL Group) has ordered 200 cargo wagons from domestic manufacturers to speed up its transport services.
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.
A recent report by the Iranian Ministry of Economy signals a major growth in transit via the Iranian soil.
Hafez Sadatnejad, the operator of a strategically important Khaf-Herat railway between Iran and Afghanistan, has said on Saturday that the two countries have agreed on the relaunch of the railway.