PMO News Portal - Stating that the Ports and Maritime
Organization is one of the most important devices of transportation, all
resources of which, including budget and capital, are obtained from revenues, Mohammad
Rastad clarified: In the Ports and Maritime Organization, we always seek to take
advantage of the capacities and planning programs, quantity and quality wise, along
with development of ports to achieve more revenues.
“The development of commercial and small ports, as well as
the implementation of port and maritime development plans in the Sixth Plan is
seriously pursued. To build the country's port capacities; Ports and Maritime
Organization takes important actions on its agenda, the most important of which
are; The economic prosperity of the coast, equipping of infrastructure and superstructures
of small ports. with such approach; We will see an improvement in economic
conditions and job creation in the coastal strip.” Mohammad Rastad further
expressed.
It is worth mentioning that the development of maritime
infrastructure is on the agenda of the Ports and Maritime Organization, so that
the capacity of ports has increased from 180 million tons to 240 million tons.