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Montaser Koohsari on the latest statistics of ports’ performance in unloading
and loading operations in recent months, especially during Nowruz, stated that Last
year, the performance of unloading and loading in the country's ports has grown
significantly, according to statistics. Of the overall 148.6 million tons in
loading and unloading operations, nearly 103 million tons were non-oil cargo
and 45.6 million tons was oil, which shows an increase of about 6.6 percent
over the same period last year.
He continued: This year,
the ports also faced additional restrictions due to the outbreak of the
coronavirus in the country and the world. given the fact that ports are main
entry points of cargo into the country, from the very beginning of the outbreak
of the virus, the necessary instructions to combat the spread was coordinated
by the provincial health officials and was reported to the relevant
authorities.
PMO Deputy of Ports and
Economic affairs concluded: Due to the cancellation of Nowruz trips in ports and
the focus on port activities, so far no problems have been reported in the
process of unloading and loading operations in ports, and all port activities
are being carried out according to the plans made.