Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO)

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  • Bushehr port 2021-05-14 14:08

    Loading, unloading of goods at Bushehr ports doubled in a month on year

    TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of commodities at the ports of Bushehr province, in the southwest of Iran, doubled in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), as compared to the same month of the previous year, a provincial official announced.

  • ports 2021-05-11 13:13

    Domestic knowledge-based companies to build ICT, electronic equipment for ports

    TEHRAN – Iranian knowledge-based companies have signed four deals with the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) for manufacturing electronic as well as Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment for the country’s ports.

  • Ports 2021-05-08 16:18

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Maritime sector to realize ‘supporting production, eliminating obstacles’

    Based on the latest statistics, over 80 percent of cargo transportation in the world is conducted through sea, which highlights the significance of maritime transportation.

  • PMO 2021-04-10 15:54

    ‘PMO to fully support entities active in maritime sectors’

    TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Rastad has said his organization plans to take all the necessary measures for supporting the companies active in various maritime sectors during the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21).

  • Sea trips in Iran grow over Noruz holidays 2021-04-05 20:00

    Sea trips in Iran grow over Noruz holidays

    TEHRAN – Maritime trips ramped up over the recent Iranian New Year (Noruz) holidays as some 1.4 million maritime excursions were made over the two-week period.

  • Ports 2021-03-15 12:57

    Loading, unloading at ports noticeably successful despite sanctions

    TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that despite the sanctions imposed on Iran’s shipping activities, loading and unloading of goods have been noticeably successful at the Iranian ports.

  • Ports 2021-03-09 12:33

    Commercial ports’ capacity should double to 600m tons: PMO head

    TEHRAN- Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that the country’s commercial ports’ capacity should be increased to 600 million tons.

  • Ports 2021-03-08 14:57

    Exports from Iranian ports up 7% in 11 months on year

    TEHRAN- Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said that exports from the ports of country have risen seven percent during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020 – February 18, 2021), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

  • ports 2021-02-07 12:28

    Iranian ports’ capacity to hit 280m tons by August

    TEHRAN- The capacity of Iranian ports is expected to increase to 280 million tons by the end of the current government's incumbency (early August), according to the head of the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

  • Loading, unloading 2021-02-01 10:52

    122m tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iran’s ports in 10 months

    TEHRAN- Highlighting the good performance of the country’s ports in the current year, Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said that 122 million tons of commodities have been loaded and unloaded at the ports during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020 – January 19, 2021).

  • vessel 2021-01-24 12:25

    Domestic company inks $33m deal with PMO to build 5 vessels

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has signed a deal worth 1.408 trillion rials (about $33.5 million) with a domestic company called SADRA Iran Marine Industrial Company (SIMIC), based on which SIMIC will build five small-scale vessels for PMO.

  • coasts 2021-01-09 12:36

    PMO to prepare comprehensive plan for integrated coasts management by late March

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) is going to prepare a comprehensive program for managing the country’s coasts by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), an official with the organization said.

  • Shahid Rajaee 2020-12-25 13:44

    Domestic companies to invest over $2.3b in Shahid Rajaee Port

    TEHRAN – Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), on Thursday, signed six memorandums of understanding (MOU) with domestic companies for investing 100 trillion rials (about $2.38 billion) plus €800 million in development projects of Shahid Rajaee port’s hinterland.

  • PMO 2020-11-04 17:05

    Maritime, port projects launched, inaugurated in southeastern Iran

    TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami inaugurated 13 maritime and port projects worth 4.133 trillion rials (about $98.4 million) in Chabahar Port in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Wednesday.

  • PMO 2020-10-26 10:13

    Over 70m tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iranian ports in 7 months

    TEHRAN- Over 70 million tons of commodities have been loaded and unloaded at the ports of Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), according to the Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Rastad.

  • ports 2020-10-18 16:42

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Ports operating non-stop despite sanctions, pandemic

    While the coronavirus pandemic has created many limitations for the economic activities all around the world, operations at Iranian ports are underway continuously, and even the U.S. sanctions could not halt activities at the ports.

  • Ports 2020-09-23 12:34

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Proper ground for investment making prepared at ports of Iran

    TEHRAN- Iran, which has adopted the strategy of boosting its non-oil export to counter the U.S. sanctions on its economy, has many programs underway for the development of its ports, regarding the significant role of the ports in the promotion of exports.

  • Noshahr Port 2020-09-22 09:53

    Private sector welcoming investment making in northern port

    TEHRAN- Director-general of the Ports and Maritime Department of Iran’s northern Mazandaran province, said the private sector is welcoming investment making in Noshahr Port (in the north of the province).

  • Shahid Rajaee Port 2020-09-02 15:56

    500 fuel-carrying vessels berth at Shahid Rajaee port in 5 months

    TEHRAN- According to a provincial official, 500 vessels carrying fuel berthed at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21).

  • Ports 2020-09-02 15:06

    ‘Iranian ports can become logistic centers in region’

    TEHRAN- The ports of Iran can become the logistics centers of the region, an official with Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) stated.

  • port 2020-08-31 14:05

    Iranian ports attract over $85m of investment in Q1

    TEHRAN – Despite the restrictions and limitations created by the outbreak of the coronavirus, Iranian ports managed to attract 3.57 trillion rials (over $85 million) of investment in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20).

  • Bushehr 2020-08-26 14:58

    Dredging project to give 30,000-ton vessels access to Bushehr port

    TEHRAN - A project for dredging the internal and external canals of Bushehr port was inaugurated on Wednesday in a ceremony on the occasion of Government Week (August 23-29) to provide traffic and mooring for 30,000-ton vessels in this port.

  • vessel 2020-08-16 12:58

    PMO ready to provide facilities to buyers of vessels

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) is ready to provide bank facilities to the buyers of Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessels as well as passenger ferries to improve activities in the country's northern ports, IRNA reported, quoting a senior official with the organization.

  • Rastad 2020-06-21 15:06

    ‘Coordination among maritime organizations a must in face of U.S. sanctions’

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Head Mohammad Rastad said close coordination and collaboration among the country’s maritime organizations is a necessity for defeating U.S. sanctions on this sector.

  • port 2020-04-27 14:59

    Investment in Iranian ports up 61% in a year

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO)’s Deputy Head for Ports and Economic Affairs Farhad Montaser Kouhsari says investment in the country’s ports increased by 61 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19) compared to its preceding year, IRIB reported.

  • Rastad 2020-04-22 13:33

    Projects worth over $1.4b underway in Iranian ports

    TERHAN – Some 11 new development projects with 59 trillion rials (over $1.4 billion) of investment are currently underway in the Iranian ports, according to the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

  • export 2020-04-21 15:28

    Annual non-oil exports from Iranian ports at 52.5m tons

    TEHRAN – Some 52.5 million tons of non-oil commodities were exported from Iranian ports in the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended on March 19), according to Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Head Mohammad Rastad, IRIB reported.

  • Ports 2020-04-07 15:52

    Loading, unloading of goods at ports continues observing healthcare protocols

    TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of commodities are being conducted continuously at the ports of Iran while the health requirements are completely met, the head of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced on Tuesday.

  • Chabahar Port 2020-03-27 14:20

    Annual loading, unloading of cargos at Iran's ports rise 6%

    TEHRAN- Loading and unloading of commodities at the ports of Iran have risen six percent during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced.

  • Mohammad Rastad 2020-03-25 16:21

    PMO to pay $857m for fleet supply in a year

    TEHRAN- Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) will pay 36 trillion rials (about $857 million) for supplying marine fleet during the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20), the managing director of organization announced.