Iran
Iran is an Islamic Republic located in both Southwest Asia and the Middle East. It borders the Caspian Sea to the North. It has state borders with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. For political reasons, Iran is subject to widespread international sanctions. It is currently trying to improve relations with Russia to develop north-south trade cross the Caspian Sea. (Updated 04.07.2022)
Iran, Turkmenistan to establish direct shipping link
Ashganat, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to set up a direct shipping route between the two countries...
Iran and Azerbaijan discuss International North-South Transport Corridor
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 13, 2019 – Azerbaijani Economy Minister and Co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission for Economic,...
Analysis – Iran wants to take over Iraqi and Syrian cargo flow with Latakia port & railway line
Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Iran, Syria and Iraq are discussing the construction of a railway line connecting the Iran’s Imam Khomeini...
Iran’s Chabahar port sends delegation to A Coruña port
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – A delegation of representatives of the Iranian port of Chabahar has visited the facilities of the Lonja de A...
Russia takes over Syrian port of Tartus
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Russia is expected to sign by the end of April a 49-year lease contract for the Syrian Mediterranean port...
Bulgaria and Iran discuss transport development
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami has visited Sofia, meeting Prime...
Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Uzbekistan has joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, part of the...
Turkish ports handle 4.2 million tonnes of transhipments from Iran, Russia
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Turkish ports handled 4.192 million tonnes of transhipments from Iran and Russia in January....
EU-supported training on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention in Black and Caspian Sea regions
Press Release – EU Neighbours East – February 4, 2018 On January 30-31, 2019, 16 representatives of maritime authorities from countries in the...
Iran to start meat, livestock imports through Turkey’s Trabzon port
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Iran plans to start imports of livestock and meat from Turkey’s Trabzon port, managing director of...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Tarragona port hosts conference of Iran’s petrochemical industry
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Tarragona port (Port de Tarragona) hosted the ‘Petrochemical Day’, the first edition of a workshop...
Asturias region seeks to boost exports to Iran via Avilés, Gijón ports
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – The regional government of the Spanish region of Asturias has signed two cooperation agreements with four Iranian...
Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...
Rail Cargo Austria to launch intermodal service to Iran, via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group, together with the Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri...
Iranian delegation visits the port of Bari
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdPMAM – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Georgia, Iran & Azerbaijan to launch south-west transport corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – The heads of Georgian, Iranian and Azerbaijani railways have discussed launching a new South-West...