Capability of Iran's maritime fleet increases 190,000 lots in 2022: UNCTAD

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its latest Review of Maritime Transport report dubbed
Navigating Stormy Waters , has stated the capacity of Irans maritime fleet has increased by one percent or 190,000 heaps in 2022
In 2021, the capacity of the Iranian shipping fleet was approximated to be 19.251 million tons.The report has put the overall number of the
countrys fleet at 255 with an overall capacity of 19,441,051 tons at the end of 2022
In 2021, Irans maritime trade fleet had gotten eight new vessels, and in 2022, one more ship was added to the nations fleet, therefore
bringing the number to 255
Based on the report, in 2022, Iran has actually preserved its position as the owner of the worlds 22nd-biggest maritime fleet in terms of
capacity.The UNCTAD data suggests that the Iranian shipping fleet represent 0.89 percent of the worlds overall shipping capacity.UNCTAD has
put the overall variety of the worlds business ships, consisting of tankers, container ships, and bulk providers at the end of 2022 at
55,037
The overall capability of the mentioned ships is approximated at 2,180,058,307 loads in 2022, which has increased by 2 percent over the
previous year.The capacity of Irans maritime fleet has been higher than three major developed countries, specifically France, Italy, and
Canada; and the U.S., as the worlds largest economy, has just three times the maritime trade capability of Iran
Nations like the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil also have smaller sized shipping fleets than Iran.According to the UNCTAD report,
Greece has the largest maritime fleet on the planet in terms of cargo-carrying capability
The capacity of the Greek fleet is 384 million lots
The total number of Greek ships is approximated at 4,870
Professionals think that having a large maritime fleet has actually played an essential function in Irans resilience versus the U.S
sanctions, and by using this big fleet, the Islamic Republic has actually had the ability to neutralize the economic sanctions to a big
extent.EF/ MA