TEHRAN – The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran increased by seven percent in the first six months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

As reported, 9.5 million passengers were transported through marine services in the first half of the present year, while the figure was 9.8 million in the first half of the previous year.

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