By Mahnaz Abdi

Maritime-oriented economy a unique opportunity for Iran: PMO head

TEHRAN- In a meeting held on Sunday, Saeed Rasouli, Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), presented a comprehensive vision for developing Iran's maritime economy. He characterized it as a unique and underutilized opportunity for national development.

Caspian maritime consortium, ports expansion highlight Iran’s push for sea-based growth

TEHRAN – Iran plans to establish a maritime consortium in the Caspian Sea with the participation of private-sector companies from Iran and Russia in the coming months, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said on Saturday.

Iran’s ports handle 53m tons of cargo in Q1

TEHRAN-Iran’s ports handled a total of 53 million tons of cargo during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), according to a report published by the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

Transit of goods via Iran’s ports rises 37%

TEHRAN- Transit of commodities through the ports of Iran has increased by 37 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), the head of the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced.

‘Government believes in maritime-oriented development’

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati emphasized the necessity of developing the maritime-oriented economy, and said: “We have no choice but to develop in this area and we will use all our efforts.”

PMO attracts nearly $500m of investment in ports, maritime sector in H1

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said the organization has managed to attract 250 trillion rials (about $500 million) of investment from the private sector in the country’s ports and maritime sector during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20- September 21), an official with PMO said.

Container operation rises 5% in Iran’s ports in H1

TEHRAN- Based on the data released by Iranian Transport and Urban Development Ministry, the container operation has increased five percent in the ports of country during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Loading, unloading of goods in Iran’s ports up 7% in H1

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 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Over 10.6m tons of basic goods unloaded in Iranian ports in 6 months

TEHRAN - The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) reported that 10,631,476 tons of basic commodities were unloaded at the ports of the country during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-Septemebr 22).

Container operation rises 4% in Iran’s ports in 5 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- Based on the data released by the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), container operation has increased four percent in the ports of country during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Container operation rises 4% in Iran’s ports in 4 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- Based on the data released by the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), container operation has increased four percent in the ports of country during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.