In the ceremony of inauguration of the development projects
of Anzali port attended by the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad
Rastad noted that Iran's commercial ports are geographically situated in proper
locations and can have a very good share of regional transit.
Pointing to the 30 million tons as the annual capacity of
commercial ports on the north coast; he said: with the implementation of
development projects in Anzali port, new capabilities have been added to the
infrastructure of this port.
The managing director of the Ports and Maritime Organization
added: by creating new capacities and upgrading the capabilities of ports; We
expect the maritime transport advantages on the country will help to increase Iran's
share of regional transit.
Referring to the construction of the third phase of Shahid
Rajaei Port Container Terminal, Rastad concluded: With the implementation and
completion of this project, the capacity of the most important container
terminal in the country will increase to 8 million tons TEU and by the end of
this year, a very important section of development project, which is a berth of
900 meters with capacity of accepting liner ships up to 18 thousand and 400 TEU
will be put into operation.