Iranian Ports Show 17% Rise in Throughput in Fiscal 2021-22

Iran’s 22 commercial ports handled a total of 152.91 million tons of goods (loading and unloading) during the last Iranian year that ended on March 20, registering a 17% growth in throughput compared with the year before.
The data were released in the new report of the Resource Planning and Management Department of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran.
Container throughput stood at 2.1 million TEUs during the period, registering a 13.5% year-on-year increase, the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported.
Around 46.89 million tons of dry bulk cargo, 3.76 million tons of liquid bulk cargo and 21.83 million tons of general cargo were handled during the period, registering a 12.8%, 12.6% and 13.1% rise compared with the previous year respectively.