PMO News Portal - Regarding wheat imports, Behrouz Aghaei
stated that in line with the import of basic commodities to the country through
Chabahar port, the ship carrying 68,193 tons of wheat, which was loaded from
Russia, docked in Shahid Beheshti port.
Referring to the modern equipment for unloading and loading of
grain in chabaharport, he added: "Considering the existing infrastructure,
the unloading operation started and is being carried out with a positive trend immediately
after the berthing of the ship.”
Aghaei further said: Considering the development of
infrastructure and equipment of Chabahar port, since last year, with the
allocation of import quotas for basic commodities needed by the two major
Iranian companies through this strategic port, the entry of this type of goods
through chabahar is growing well.
Since the beginning of this year, despite the Corona pandemic,
11 ships carrying basic commodities have entered the country through the port
of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar, eight of which are dedicated to bulk wheat,
which indicates a significant growth in imports of basic commodities from this
large ocean port; Aghaei concluded.