Port and maritime operations at Shahid Rajaee Port have resumed following a major fire in the port’s container yard earlier this week and Key operations at Iran’s largest container port are back online within 48 hours. Saeid Rasouli, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and acting head of the PMO, confirmed that vessel loading [...]
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, conveyed his condolences in an official letter dated 28 April 2025. The letter, addressed to His Excellency Seyed Ali Mousavi, Ambassador and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the IMO, expressed profound sorrow over the incident at Shahid Rajaee Port [...]
April 10, 2025 – a total of 235 million tons of cargo handled at Iranian ports during the Iranian calendar year 1403 (from March 2024 to March 2025), reflecting significant growth in maritime activity. The figure includes both bulk and containerized cargo operations. During the year, PMO-managed ports processed 82.3 million tons of oil cargo [...]
April 19, 2025 – Imam Khomeini Port, located in the southwest of Iran, reported a total cargo throughput of over 48 million tons in the last Iranian fiscal year (ending March 2025), marking a 1% year-on-year growth, according to port authorities. Containerized cargo operations saw a significant 30% increase, with 87,611 TEUs handled during the [...]
Iran is set to accelerate its maritime trade and economic growth in 1404, with a strategic focus on strengthening the maritime economy, expanding transit, and enhancing logistics management. In his Nowruz message, Saeed Rasouli, Deputy Minister of Transport and Acting Head of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), reaffirmed the organization's commitment to these [...]
The total volume of cargo handling at Iran’s ports reached 215.33 million tons in the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2024 – February 19, 2025) The volume of oil cargo discharged during this period was 25.73 million tons, while non-oil cargo discharge stood at 49.3 million tons, bringing the total [...]
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Bushehr Province: The loading and unloading performance of Bushehr Port from the beginning of this year (Iranian calendar), exceeded 6 million tons for the first time, setting an unprecedented record. Mohammad Shakibinasab stated: As of March 10 this year, the performance of Bushehr Port increased by [...]
The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Abadan city, in the southwest of Iran, rose 75 percent during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024-January 19, 2025), as compared to the same period of time in the past year. Kambiz Malekizadeh, the director of the ports [...]
The Director of Ports and Maritime Affairs in Western Hormozgan, Morteza Salari, announced a significant upgrade to the telecommunications infrastructure in the region's ports, valued at 200 billion rials. This initiative aims to enhance safety within port basins and areas while ensuring stable communications across the ports. Improving telecommunications infrastructure plays a critical role in [...]
The Deputy Director of Ports and Economy of the General Administration of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Hormozgan announced the start of operation of new port equipment, including 2 reach stackers, and 2 side lifts at the dangerous goods terminal of Shahid Rajaee Port. Referring to the operation of container loading and unloading equipment at [...]
