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)
TRACECA and Iran hold talks
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – Asset Assavbayev, TRACECA Secretary General and Seyed Abbas Mousavi, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
Iranian transit cargo increased in first half
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – In the fifth month of the current Iranian calendar year (July 23-August 22), the transit of cargo...
Iran’s Astara port increases exports
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – The Iranian Caspian Sea port of Astara increased exports by 13% in the first five months of the current...
91% growth in exports of non-oil goods through Iran’s Anzali port complex
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) has reported that in the first 5 months of this year,...
Iranian ports see 14% growth by end-August 2021
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – The Director General of Port Affairs of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), Ravanbakhsh Behzadian,...
Non-oil exports from Anzali port complex increases
Anzali, Iran (Ports Europe) July 21, 2021 – In the first quarter of Iranian calendar year non-oil exports from the Anzali port complex in Gilan province...
Iranian ports operational capacity reaches 285 million tons
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) July 21, 2021 – Mohammad Eslami, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, has said that the operational capacity of Iranian...
Iran’s Amirabad ports sees increased exports
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – The Port and Economic Affairs of the General Directorate of Ports and Maritime of Amirabad has reported that...
Iranian ports increase cargo handling
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 11, 2021 – From the beginning of this year (Iranian year) to May 10, the volume of unloading and loading cargo operations...
Iran’s Astara port increase exports
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Exports from Astara port in Northern Iran has increased 82% since the beginning of current Iranian calendar...
Iran to start cargo service to Lattakia port, Syria
Lattakia, Syria (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Local sources in Iran are reporting that Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group (IRISL) will...
Rail cargo transport between Iran and Turkey set to grow
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has said that a recent memorandum of understanding signed in a...
Iran’s Astara terminal sees increased cargo handling
Astara, Iran (PortSEurope) January 8, 2021 – ADY Express LLC, operator of the Astara cargo terminal in Iran, has reported increased cargo handling by the...
Iran’s Anzali and Astara ports report increased cargo traffic
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) December 30, 2020 – Gilan Province’s Ports and Maritime Department has reported that 1.033 million TEUs of goods have been...
Analysis – Will Caspian ports become stranded assets if the sea shrinks?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 29, 2020 – The Caspian Sea started shrinking in mid-1990s and its level is projected to fall by nine to 18 metres...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 18, 2020 – Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Turkey,...
Iran’s Astara port develops cargo transit role
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – Astara port on Iran’s Caspian Sea coast has developed regular weekly cargo services to nearby...