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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.