The Deputy Director of Port Affairs of the General Administration of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Sistan and Baluchestan: Chabahar Port's container operations in 2024 have increased by 83% compared to 2023.
16 February 2025 - 9:30
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Bushehr Province: Nearly 10 infrastructure projects are being implemented in the Negin port complex, which include electricity supply, water supply and construction of access roads and infrastructure, and are being carried out with the aim of preparing this complex for private sector investment.
9 February 2025 - 10:13
The President's representative in coordinating the implementation of general sea-oriented development policies, referring to the government's determination to activate the North-South and East-West corridors, said: "Shahid Rajai Port, as the largest active port in Iran, plays a key role in transforming the country into a goods transit center in the region."
5 February 2025 - 10:38
The loading and unloading of goods in Khorramshahr port, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, increased by 46 percent during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024 – January 19, 2025), as compared to the same time span in the previous year
5 February 2025 - 10:37
In the first 10 months of this year, non-oil exports from Bushehr ports grew by 12.4 percent to 9,842,914 tons.
2 February 2025 - 10:31
The head of the Ports and Maritime Organization announced long-term plans to maximize cargo transit in the country's ports and said: "By improving infrastructure, increasing port capacity, and facilitating processes, we are seeking to increase Iran's share in regional transit."
2 February 2025 - 10:30
The President's representative in coordinating the implementation of general policies for sea-based development by strengthening the North-South corridor, we will soon witness trade and transit of 40 million tons of goods from/to Russia and the countries bordering the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Indian Ocean.
2 February 2025 - 10:28
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Bushehr Province: The docking test of the passenger-cargo ship "Grand Ferry", as the largest cargo-passenger ship in Iran, was successfully completed at Bushehr Port.
29 January 2025 - 10:39
The Director of Ports and Maritime Affairs of West Hormozgan announced that more than 652,000 sea passengers and nearly 30,000 voyages have been recorded in the first 10 months of this year (Iranian calendar)
29 January 2025 - 10:37
The Director General of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Affairs: More than one million tons of various goods were transported via rail in Shahid Rajaee Port in the first nine months of this year (Iranian calendar), which is a 123 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
15 January 2025 - 10:00
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Mazandaran Province: commercial ships calling at ports of Noshahr and Fereydounkenar in the first nine months of this year (Iranian calendar) has increased by 27 percent compared to the same period last year.
15 January 2025 - 9:59
"Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity" is IMO's World Maritime Day theme for 2025, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 25 September 2025.
12 January 2025 - 10:03
The Islamic Republic of Iran's commercial attaché in Qatar, while referring to the development of trade interactions between Iran and Qatar, announced a 53 percent increase in trade between the two countries in the first nine months of Iranian calendar.
12 January 2025 - 9:17
As announced by a provincial official, the loading and unloading of goods in Bushehr port, in the southwest of Iran, rose 52 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20- December 21, 2024), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.
12 January 2025 - 9:15
The Director of Shahid Bahonar and ports in East of Hormozgan Province Ports and Maritime Affairs announced a 28 percent increase in the unloading and loading of oil and non-oil goods and a 56 percent increase in non-oil transit at these ports in the first 9 months of this year (Iranian Calendar)
1 January 2025 - 11:26
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Gilan Province announced a 34 percent increase in goods transit through Anzali Port Complex in the first 9 months of this year (Iranian calendar) compared to the same period last year.
29 December 2024 - 12:13
The Director General of Economic and Regional Affairs of the Ports and Maritime Organization announced the attraction of investments worth over 2,200 trillion rials in 362 active contracts with the private sector in the country's ports as of December 2024
22 December 2024 - 10:59
The Deputy for Maritime Affairs at Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization has expressed hope that the Caspian Sea international cruise route along its coasts will be launched within the next three months.
18 December 2024 - 10:24
Ali Akbar Safaee, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and Managing Director of the Ports and Maritime Organization, congratulated those involved in the transportation industry, especially maritime transport activists, on the occasion of National Transportation Day.
18 December 2024 - 10:23
Speaking in a seminar on maritime transportation held at the Expediency Council's compound on Saturday, the PMO Managing director Ali Akbar Safaei said that there has been great investment in developing maritime transportation by the Iranian government.
15 December 2024 - 13:15
The member of the executive board and deputy for maritime affairs of the Ports and Maritime Organization reported on the details of the launch and operation of the Kish-Lengeh sea passenger line noting that a new passenger line for port of Boumusa is on the agenda of the Ports and Maritime Organization.
15 December 2024 - 13:12
The Deputy Director of Technical and Maintenance of the General Directorate of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Hormozgan announced the operation to upgrade the gantry cranes No. 7 (RTG) using the capabilities of domestic experts at Shahid Rajaee Port.
1 December 2024 - 10:01
Officials from Iran, India, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan in the third joint working group exchanged their views regarding the facilitating the trade transactions and transiting and transporting goods through Chabahar Port.
1 December 2024 - 9:59
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and the managing directir of the Ports and Maritime Organization announced the election of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the Vice Chairman of the ROPME Sea Area HC (RSAHC) by winning an absolute majority of votes.
30 November 2024 - 11:12
The Iranian Shipowners' Union issued a statement condemning the European Union's sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran's shipping industry
26 November 2024 - 17:47
Figures show that loading of crude oil and petroleum products in the Iranian ports reached just more than 46.075 million metric tons (mt) in the seven months to October 21.
24 November 2024 - 13:13
Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) and the National Investments Agency of Kyrgyzstan approved an MoU for the development of the southern ports of Iran.
28 October 2024 - 11:20
Based on the data released by Iranian Transport and Urban Development Ministry, the container operation has increased five percent in the ports of country during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.
28 October 2024 - 11:19
As announced by a provincial official, the loading and unloading of goods in Imam Khomeini port, in the southwestern Khuzestan province, increased by 10.5 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), as compared to the first half of the past year.
28 October 2024 - 11:18
During his visit to Imam Khomeini Port's special economic zone, Ali Akbar Safaei referred to the actions and achievements in the investment, marine and technical fields in the ports and maritime department of Khuzestan province and said: 840 ships have docked in the area since the beginning of this year, remarkable in terms of safety and accident-free status.
28 October 2024 - 11:17
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran's embassy in Libya announced that last Wednesday, the first Iranian ship docked at Libya's Misrata Port after nearly ten years.
17 July 2023 - 9:09
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A major part of the disputes between Iran and India has been settled regarding the development of the Chabahar Port, the chief executive of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said.
17 July 2023 - 9:06
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – A ship operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has docked and unloaded at a port in Libya amid Iran’s efforts to increase its export activity in Africa.
17 July 2023 - 8:51
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Referring to the annual docking of 130,000 vessels at Iran’s ports, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said foreign investment has been made under FDI in the shipping, port and logistics fields despite the sanctions imposed against the country.
17 July 2023 - 8:50
Mrs. Mandana Mansoorian, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the International Maritime Organization and Vice-Chair of the IMO Technical Cooperation Committee, has passed away.
28 February 2023 - 20:09
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has announced that the country will build a new container transshipment terminal, the Galathea Bay Transshipment Port. In a statement, the ministry said a transshipment hub in India would “attract Indian and regional transshipment traffic from the current hubs, save significant revenue loss, reduce logistics inefficiencies for Indian trade, reduce risks to the country’s export competitiveness and create an opportunity for India to become a large hub for Asia-Africa, Asia-US/Europe container traffic trade.”
6 February 2023 - 15:20
A fire that broke out during the maiden voyage of the world's first liquified hydrogen (LH2) carrier gas carrier Suiso Frontier was caused by an onboard electrical issue, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation found
6 February 2023 - 15:18
India, the fastest growing major economy in the world, is seeing ever greater volumes of large boxships visiting its shores, necessitating the construction of far larger ports.
6 February 2023 - 15:17
DP World won a major concession to develop and operate a new mega-container terminal in northwest India which will be part of the strategic investment required to support India’s ambitions to increase global trade. The new facility when completed will be able to handle ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and add a capacity for handling 2.19 million TEU in an emerging industrial region with a strategic position close to the Gulf of Oman.
6 February 2023 - 15:15
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced they have received approval in principle (AIP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of a large ammonia-powered bulk carrier.
28 January 2023 - 14:49
Mining company Anglo American announced that its newly launched liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fueled Capesize+ vessel, the Ubuntu Harmony, has loaded its first cargo of iron ore from its Kumba operations in South Africa.
28 January 2023 - 14:45
The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) as the duly authorized maritime administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran released a statement and explained about the registration of Iranian-related vessels by the Government of Panama, widely covered by Iranian and international media.
23 January 2023 - 14:22
Transporting potentially explosive lithium-ion batteries on vessels is a dangerous business, as incidents in recent years have shown. An investigation by the United States Coast Guard into a freight container that caught fire on a US highway in 2021 attributed the blaze to a batch of lithium-ion batteries. The cargo ignited while enroute to the Port of Virginia, where it was to be shipped to China aboard a container vessel.
16 January 2023 - 12:52
Port operator Yilport Holding is entering the African port industry with an investment in the Takoradi Port in Ghana. The Turkish company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ibis Tek to establish a 70/30 joint venture that will invest in and operate the port located in the western region of Ghana and in the industrial district of Sekondi-Takoradi.
16 January 2023 - 12:50
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World is joining forces with Danish liner giant A.P. Moller – Maersk to boost operational efficiencies and deliver decarbonisation solutions at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates.
16 January 2023 - 12:48
A large container feeder lost stability and capsized in half at a private jetty on DP World’s MICT Terminal at Mundra Port on 7 January.
10 January 2023 - 14:14
Washington, Singapore/Brussels, 16 December 2022 – In its first in-person session in three years, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee 79 (MEPC 79) addressed a broad array of issues, taking important steps forward on the path to impactful regulation to drive the decarbonisation of shipping.
8 January 2023 - 16:02
Global schedule reliability figures were up once again in November 2022 according to last month’s analysis from Sea-Intelligence.
8 January 2023 - 16:00
The European Union has decided to extend its Naval Force Operation Atalanta off the coast of Africa for two years despite the removal of the designation of a piracy high risk area for Somalia and the region of the Indian Ocean. The EU military maritime operation will now run until December 31, 2024.
8 January 2023 - 15:58
Shanghai retained its position as the world’s busiest container port for the thirteenth consecutive year in 2022 despite emerging challenges from other ports including in China and Singapore’s new Tuas facility which began operations in 2022. Preliminary figures from Chinese officials show that Shanghai’s overall container volume remained stable for the year which represents a significant recovery from the spring of 2022 when volumes were constrained by lockdowns in the city and restrictions on the movement of trucks and cargo.
4 January 2023 - 15:07