PMO News Portal - Adel Deris; The Director General of Ports
and Maritime Affairs of Khuzestan stated that during the last 5 months this
period, about 6 million tons of basic commodities, including corn, oilseeds,
meal, sugar and cooking oil, have been unloaded in this port; Also, in order to
accelerate the process of clearance of basic commodities needed by the country
since the beginning of this year, despite the conditions and restrictions
caused by the outbreak of Corona virus, more than 6 million 475 thousand tons
of basic commodities have been transited by road and rail to all parts of the
country which shows a growth of 5% compared to the same period last year.
He pointed out: in order to reduce road traffic and proper
use of rail capacity in Imam Khomeini port, more than 661 thousand tons of
basic commodities has been transported by 12,000 wagons to different railway
stations in the country from Imam Khomeini port which indicates a 61% increase
in the volume of shipments compared to the same period last year.