A passenger shipping line between Iran’s Bushehr and Qatar is scheduled to be launched as of Eid al-Fitr (May 2), according to a senior official with the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran.
Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh announced that his ministry will activate maritime transport with Iranian maritime companies in accordance with the Lebanese law.
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is ranked 14th in Alphaliner’s latest list of the world’s top 100 shipping lines published on January 7.
Khazar Sea Shipping Lines Company and the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish six regular shipping routes for freight transport between Iran’s northern ports in the Caspian Sea and those of Russia and Kazakhstan.
Iran’s customs office (IRICA) says annual cargo transit through the country’s territory has reached a total of 7.000532 million metric tons, down only 67 tons against the previous year.
Iranian container ship Shahraz has been refloated off the Indonesian island of Batam some nine months after it grounded in a narrow strait in the region.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines ranks 15th in Alphaliner’s rankings of prominent carriers in its Feb. 16, 2021, report, with a consolidated capacity of 151,706 TEUs.
Iran is to open a direct shipping line between its major container port of Bandara Abbas in the south and Syria’s Mediterranean port of Latakia in early March, according to the chairman of the Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group (IRISL) says revenues of the company topped $778 million in the year ending June 21 despite a series of harsh US sanctions seeking to choke off the country’s trade.
Iran’s private sector has invested 161 trillion rials (over $700 million) in the country’s ports in the quarter ending June 20 despite the spread of the coronavirus pandemic which has resulted in lower activity in trade hubs.