Director General of Hormuzgan Province’s Ports and Maritime Organization Ehrahim Idani said container operations in Rajaie port has increased by 20 percent in the past two months as compared with the same period last year.
He said over 303 thousand of containers were loaded and unloaded in the port during the period.
Pointing to the 95 percent increase in non-oil exports through the port city during the period, he said a total of 5,574 tons of non-oil commodities were exported to foreign countries in the past two months.
At the same time, over 1,248 tons of non-oil goods entered the country, showing a decrease of 26 percent as compared to the same period last year.
Furthermore, the official noted, a total of 1,459,429 tons of oil products were exported during the period, showing a growth of 65 percent.
He had said earlier that Switzerland’s MSC shipping line has returned to the port city.
With the arrival of the Swiss container, the official added, the number of foreign shipping lines present in Shahid Rajaie Port is currently standing at 17.
According to the official, about 700 thousand tons of goods have been trans-shipped from this port during eight months from the beginning of the last Iranian year (started March 21, 2015).
Shahid Rajaie Port is connected to more than 80 ports worldwide and the highest rate of cargo transit through the country and towards the Central Asia passes through this port.