A total of 226,813 tons of commodities were exported from the northern Amirabad Port located in Mazandaran Province during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), registering a 27% rise compared with the similar period of last year.
The main exported products included metals, oil products, construction materials and minerals, the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported.
More than 1 million tons of different kinds of goods were imported over the same period.
Transit through Amirabad Port reached 26,906 tons during the period, registering a 208% jump compared with the corresponding period of last year. The goods in transit mainly included oil derivatives and construction materials heading to Central Asian countries.
A total of 2.4 million tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in Amirabad Port in the northern province of Mazandaran during the last Iranian year (March 2020-21), according to the director general of the port.
“Close to 1.9 million tons of the overall sum pertained to unloading [imports] of goods and nearly 500,000 tons to loading [exports],” Mohammad Ali Asl-Saeidipour was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
The official noted that the throughput was carried via 650 vessels over the period under review, announcing that container loading and unloading in this northern ports stood at 918 TEUs.
Saeidipour said rail transport to and from Amirabad Port over the period reached 70,000 tons, showing a 104% upsurge compared with the year before.
Mazandaran has three ports, namely Amirabad, Noshahr and Fereydounkenar, with the first being the most active in the region. In fact, Amirabad is the largest port facility on the Caspian shore and the third largest in Iran.
