Imam Khomeini Airport Free Zone Organization to be established

TEHRAN- Iran’s Ministry of Transport and Urban Development and the Secretariat of Iranian Free Zones High Council inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the establishment of Imam Khomeini Airport Free Zone Organization.

980 kilometers of freeways to be inaugurated by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- Some 980 kilometers of freeways will be inaugurated throughout Iran during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said.

100,000 housing units to be constructed for workers of industrial parks

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said the government has it on the agenda to construct 100,000 housing units for the workers of the industrial parks across the country in collaboration with Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC).

Road transit capacity to rise as govt. plans to renovate fleet

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami says the renovation of the country’s road transportation fleet is going to increase the number of vehicles able to transit goods to other countries to 100,000, IRIB reported.

New runway inaugurated in northern Ramsar Airport

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami inaugurated a new runway in Ramsar International Airport in the northern Mazandaran Province, during a ceremony on Monday.

Iran's railway network to be expanded by 1,200km

TEHRAN- Iranian transport minister said 1,200 kilometers of railroads are going to be constructed across the country during the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 19), IRNA reported.

Iran allocates $240m for compensating corona flight cancelations

TEHRAN  - The Iranian government has allocated 10 trillion rials (about $240 million (at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to help airliners refund the cost of flights, which have been canceled by the novel coronavirus.

580 kilometers of freeways to be inaugurated by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- About 580 kilometers of freeways will be inaugurated throughout Iran during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Saturday.

Rouhani inaugurates Hemmat-Karaj Freeway

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated the Hemmat-Karaj Freeway on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

ESCO to supply 5,000 tons of rail track for domestic project

TEHRAN – Iran’s Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO) has signed a deal with Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters for manufacturing 5,000 tons of rail tracks to be used by Khatam-al Anbiya in a railway project.

724km added to Iran’s main roads since March 2019

TEHRAN – Some 724 kilometers (km) of new main roads and highways have been added to the country’s roads network since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), IRNA reported, quoting the Iranian transport and urban development minister as saying on Thursday.

‘Transportation fleet in urgent need of modernization’

TEHRAN – Iranian transport and urban development minister said on Monday that the modernization of the country’s transportation fleet should continue in the form of a smart movement and bureaucratic processes should be minimized in this regard.

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Iran, Ukraine jointly analyzing downed plane’s black box

TEHRAN — Transportation Minister Mohammad Eslami has said that Iran and Ukraine are jointly investigating the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran.

Nearly 800 industrial, transport projects to come on stream in 10 days

TEHRAN – Iranian government is planning to inaugurate numerous industrial, mining, and transport projects during the Ten-Day Dawn which marks the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Downed plane’s black box will not be sent abroad: Tehran

TEHRAN — Transportation Minister Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday that the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane will not be transferred abroad, Mehr reported.

‘IKAC a platform for increasing knowledge-based exports’

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister said Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC)’s newly established free trade zone is an opportunity for the country’s knowledge-based companies to increase their exports.

‘Boosting annual transit capacity by five folds achievable’

TEHRAN- Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said the country is capable of boosting its capacity of transit of commodities to 50 million tons per year, IRIB reported.

Over 50 firms seek to invest in IKAC’s free trade zone

TEHRAN - Over 50 Iranian companies have put in requests to invest in [the newly established] free trade zone of the Imam Khomeini Airport City, IKAC managing director Ali Rostami said.

Tehran, Bishkek agree to ease visa rules, resume direct flights

TEHRAN – Iran and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to facilitate visa issuance and resume direct flights by the end of the current Iranian month of Azar (Dec. 21), YJC quoted Iran’s deputy transport minister Shahram Adamnejad as saying on Wednesday.

Over 60m tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iran’s ports since March

TEHRAN- loading and unloading of goods at ports of Iran has exceeded 60 million tons since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21), the portal of the Roads and Urban Development Ministry reported quoting the minister as saying on Tuesday.

Tajikistan eyes accessing open waters through Iran

TEHRAN - Tajikistan's ambassador to Iran, Nizamuddin Zahedi, has called for using Iranian ports to access open waters in a meeting with Iranian Transport Minister Mohammad Eslami on Monday, the Iranian ministry’s portal announced.

Transport Development Fund set up in Iran

TEHRAN – Establishment of the Transport Development Fund of Iran as a state-run company was officially started by Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri as the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development was notified with the statute of the company.

Iran to establish $4.5b transport development fund

TEHRAN – Iran’s Transport and Urban Development Ministry has announced that the government has allocated 190 trillion rials (over $4.5 billion) for establishing a transport development fund, IRIB reported.

IKIA new terminal’s operational readiness tested

TEHRAN – On Saturday, Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport (IKIA) officially concluded Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) in its newly-constructed Salam Terminal ahead of its inauguration in the near future.

Important decisions made in INSTC’s coordination council meeting

TEHRAN - The seventh meeting of the coordination council of International North South Transit Corridor (INSTC) wrapped up on Tuesday and the council reached a conclusion including several important decisions regarding the corridor.

Tehran, Moscow discuss expansion of transport ties

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport Minister Mohammad Eslami met with his Russian counterpart Yevgeny Dietrich on Tuesday to discuss expansion of ties, the Iranian Transport Ministry’s portal reported.