11% Growth in Shahid Rajaee Port Container Throughput

Container loading and unloading in Shahid Rajaee Port of the southern Hormozgan Province stood at 267,702 TEUs during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), showing an 11% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to the manager of Shahid Rajaee Special Economic Zone.
“Exports through the port stood at 81,036 TEUs, indicating a 49% growth YOY,” Alireza Mohammadi Karajiran was also quoted as saying by Fars News Agency.
The southern port has the capacity to handle 6.3 million TEUs per year, but once the port’s development projects are launched, the figure will rise to 8.5 TEUs per annum.