INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, the loading and unloading of goods in the eastern ports of Hormozgan province in the south of
Iran, rose 26 percent during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024-January 19, 2025), as compared to the
same period of time in the past year.Hamidreza Mohammad Hosseini Takhti, the director of the ports and maritime department of Shahid Bahonar
and east of the province, announced that 2,507,037 tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in Shahid Bahonar port and the ports of the
east of province in the mentioned ten-month.The official also announced about eight percent growth in the transit of non-oil products via
these ports in the first ten months of the present year.The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran has announced that a total of
year.According to the PMO's statemen, oil product unloading totaled 23.53 million tons, while unloading of non-oil products reached 44.16
million tons, bringing the total unloaded goods to 67.69 million tons.Oil product loading at PMO-controlled ports amounted to 64.41 million
tons, and non-oil product loading totaled 62.69 million tons, resulting in a combined loading volume of 127.10 million tons by the end of
the 10-month period.The total volume of oil product loading and unloading during this period stood at 87.94 million tons, while non-oil
product operations accounted for 106.84 million tons
Altogether, 194.79 million tons of oil and non-oil products were handled.The ports handled 2.57 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)
of containers during this period, marking a 13 percent increase compared to the same period last year, which saw 2.28 million TEUs
advanced infrastructure and strategic location along international shipping routes.Investments in port infrastructure have further enhanced
the efficiency of loading and unloading operations, reducing turnaround times for vessels.The PMO has emphasized the importance of
Upgrades in equipment, digitalization of operations, and expanded storage facilities are part of ongoing efforts to optimize port
