PMO News Portal - Regarding the latest status of Astara
port, Alireza Cheshm Jahan stated that Astara port complex is a special
economic zone which is located in the north westernmost point of the country on
the coast of the Caspian Sea. utilizing its capacity, the private sector can
invest in the construction of warehouses, logistics and value-added centers, while
enjoy the advantage of export, re-export and transit of goods without facing
complex customs formalities.
This port has an area of more than 55 hectares and its
development plan has been started the operator company since 2010; The
development plan of this port is in the form of 3 phases, enabling the port to provide
services to all kinds of ships, goods and containers.
Cheshm Jahan added: During the past 10 months, 185,000 tons
of goods have been unloaded and loaded in Astara port complex, and it is
expected that the total traffic of this port will reach more than 220,000 tons
this year.
The Chief Operating Officer of Astara Port concluded: Since
November 2020, the operation of scheduled container shipping lines traffic
between the port of Astara and the ports of Aktau in Kazakhstan and Astrakhan
in Russia has started, and soon the ports of Makhachkala and Baku in Azerbaijan
will join this network.