PMO News Portal - Regarding the latest status of unloading
and loading of goods in the country's ports and also the amount of the basic commodities,
Mohammad Rastad said: Since the beginning of this year, over 70 million tons of
goods have been unloaded and loaded in the country's ports and the amount in
warehouses and storage places is equal to 7.5 million tons, of which, basic commodities
accounts for 3.5 million tons and other types of goods accounts for 4 million
tons.
In the country's ports, in addition to unloading and loading
of goods, special attention has been paid to the issue of development, and there
is no port for which a development project has not been defined or is not being
implemented, and for the Ports and Maritime Organization, developing and
creating infrastructure and New capacities are always on the agenda, Deputy
Minister of Roads and Urban Development added.
Regarding the development of Makran coasts and Chabahar
port, Rastad stated that with the completion of the first phase of Chabahar
port development, its capacity will be increased to 8 million tons and one of
the most modern container terminals will be created in the region, which will
have the capacity of accepting 100,000 ton ships accepted. Acceptance of large
ships is very important and Chabahar enjoys proper conditions in terms of
depth. In this year, Chabahar port has experienced a 90% increase in unloading
and loading of non-oil goods compared to the same period last year.
Rastad added: The contract of the Indian company
is interim operation and subsequently the BOT contract will be in effect, which
is mainly the supply of strategic port equipment. the first equipment will
enter the country and be put into operation by the end of the year.
due to the activities of this port operator in chabahar, 40 percent discount has been considered by the Indian government for
shipping lines operating from Indian ports to Chabahar and vice versa for transit
of goods, exporters and importers.