25% Rise in Northern Iranian Port's Operations

Iran’s northern Amirabad Port has loaded and unloaded more than 1.95 million tons of commodities since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, 2019, registering close to 25% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
The announcement was made by Director General of Amirabad Ports and Maritime Organization and Special Economic Zone Siavash Rezvani on Monday.
“About 487,000 tons of goods were exported from the port during the period, showing a 77% surge, year-on-year. The main exported commodities included cement, construction materials like tiles and ceramics, steel, industrial salt, faucets and valves,” the official was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.