The development projects include 10 investment projects
implemented by the private sector valued at 10 trillion rials (about $230.1
million) as well as eight civil projects worth 5.788 trillion rials (about
$137.81 million) financed by the PMO.
In this regard, four multi-purpose warehouses for storage of
goods, storage tanks for oil products, and a mechanized grain loading terminal
were among the projects put into operation, while the projects for construction
of two production lines for processing edible oil were also commissioned.
Overhaul of some of the port’s berths, overhaul of the
port’s internal railway lines, dredging operations of Khoor Mousa access canal,
and stabilization of dikes for the berths 1 to 6 as well as providing lighting
for the port area were also among the inaugurated civil projects.
On the sidelines of the ceremony for inauguration of development
projects at Imam Khomeini port, Mohammad Eslami stated: The current policy of
the government is to create industrial and production capacity in ports and
increase exports; Another part of the policy is acceptance for unloading and
loading, especially for foodstuffs and oilseeds, with the aim of increasing
food safety and health and speeding up unloading and loading. The storage
capacity for goods in Imam Port has competitive features compared to high
ranked ports in the world and plays an important role in the country's economy.