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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 completes one more section of railway from Strait of Hormuz to Caspian Sea

Rasht, Iran (PortSEurope)June 27, 2023 – The long-delayed railway 160 km section between Qazvin and Rasht in Iran will become operational by early July,...

Russia begs Iran for Volga River dredging help

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia, unable to complete the critically important dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea...

Iran: Seaport cargo report – May 2023

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) has published cargo details for its ports for the month of...

Makhachkala’s – the key node in North-South Corridor

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is increasing its cargo and ferry traffic and becoming a major...

Iran adds ships to Caspian Sea fleet

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Fifteen commercial ships have been added to Iran’s Caspian Sea fleet, reports the Ports and Maritime...

7,200 km problems for Russia’s North-South corridor

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – The 7,200-km long International North-South Corridor (INSTC) is sold by Moscow’s propaganda to...

Russia and Iran to construct the 162 km INSTC missing railway link

Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – Russia and Iran signed an intergovernmental agreement for the construction of the 162 km Rasht-Astara railway in...

Landlocked Armenia wants a new transnational transport corridor to Chabahar

Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – s In October 2021, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam...

Armenia wants to operate a terminal in Iran’s Chabahar port

Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Landlocked Armenia intends to become a terminal operator in the Iranian port of Chabahar, according to a...

Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to create a logistics JV for North-South Corridor

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will create a single logistics operator on the eastern route of the...

Russia’s North-South corridor is struggling and is overrated

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) is sold by Moscow’s propaganda to the local audience...

Russian grain hub in Iran’s ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini

Bandar Abbas, Iran (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – A Russian grain transport hub will be created in the Iranian ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini,...

Is sanctions busting North-South Corridor viable?

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – The two most sanctioned countries in the world, Russia and Iran, are the driving force behind the creation...

Iran’s Bandar Abbas port to host Russian production facilities

Bandar Abbas, Iran (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia, under western sanctions pressure, is accelerating its pivot to the East. The next step in this...

Sanctions force the largest ever dredging of Volga-Caspian Sea Canal

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia’s state agency RosMorPort will start on April 1 an unprecedented, massive dredging of the...

Delo Group management meet with Iranian officials

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – Sergey Shishkarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delo Group, has met with Kazem Jalali, Ambassador...

Sanctions force Russia to allow foreign ships in Volga-Don Shipping Canal

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Western sanctions are forcing Russia to redirect its trade and cargo from the north-west to the south-east of...

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