South Africa to host 35th PIANC world congress

TEHRAN - An official at Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said the 35th edition of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructures entitled “PIANC World Congress 2024” will kick off in Cape Town, South Africa on April 29.

Transport Ministry outlines 3 major strategies of PMO in upcoming year

TEHRAN – Iran’s Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash has outlined three major strategies for the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) to pursue in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 20.

Iranian ports’ capacity hits 290m tons

TEHRAN - The capacity of Iranian ports has increased to 290 million tons, according to the head of the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

Development projects worth $130m to be inaugurated in commercial ports

TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced that 41 development projects worth 65 billion rials (about $130 million) will be inaugurated in the commercial ports of the country during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-11, which marks the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution).

PMO head visits development, investment making projects in Shahid Rajaee port

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei visited the implementation process of development and investment making projects in Shahid Rajaee port, in the southern Hormozgan province, during a two-day trip.

PMO launches single-window system for facilitating affairs

TEHRAN – Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has launched a single window system for facilitating the processes and procedures related to the maritime industry, the PMO portal reported on Saturday.

PMO inks 31 investment deals, MOUs worth $1b with private firms

TEHRAN – During a national conference on maritime-oriented development which was held on the occasion of National Ports and Maritime Day, 31 major contracts and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth 500 trillion rials (about $1.0 billion) were signed with domestic and foreign private sector companies for investment in the country's ports.

TPO attracts $1.4b of investments in Iran’s ports

TEHRAN - Deputy Head of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Jalil Eslami said his organization has managed to attract 700 trillion rials (about $1.4 billion) of foreign and domestic investment in the country’s ports, IRNA reported.

PMO finishes dredging of Ashuradeh channel

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has managed to finally finish the dredging operation of the Ashuradeh channel of Bandar-e Torkaman (a port on the Caspian Sea, three kilometers west of Bandar Torkaman City in northeastern Golestan province), an official with the organization announced.

PMO proposes establishing policymaking authority to improve maritime economy

TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has said in order to realize the goals of the maritime economy, it is necessary to form an integrated authority in the form of a supreme institution for policy making.

PMO targets over $40m of investment in ports

TEHRAN – The deputy head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has said the organization is planning to realize a goal of attracting 20 trillion rials (about $40.1 million) of investment in the country's ports by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2024).

Loading, unloading of goods in Iran’s ports up 3% in H1

TEHRAN – The loading and unloading of goods in the ports of Iran increased by three percent in the first six months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Government has strategic plan for maritime economy development: PMO head

TEHRAN- Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Head Ali-Akbar Safaei said the government has a strategic plan for developing the maritime economy in the country and to this end, 27 strategic coastal points have been selected in which infrastructural projects are underway, the portal of PMO reported.

26 port, maritime projects inaugurated in southwestern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash on Tuesday inaugurated 26 port and maritime projects in southwestern Khuzestan Province on the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30).

Investment in sea sector to rise to $2b to realize maritime economy

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei has said that investment in maritime projects across the country is going to be increased to one quadrillion rials (about $2.01 billion) in order to realize maritime economy goals.

PMO taking new measures to modernize maritime fleet, equipment

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has said his organization is taking new measures for the modernization of the country’s maritime fleet and equipment, the PMO portal reported.

Hindering Iran to host World Maritime Day shows sanctions failure: PMO

TEHRAN- Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), in a statement published on Saturday, condemned the actions of the U.S. and UK governments for hindering Iran to host the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Parallel Event of World Maritime Day.

‘130,000 vessels commute to Iranian ports annually’

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei has said 130,000 vessels commute to Iranian ports annually despite the limitations created by the U.S. sanctions.

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Over $831m worth of maritime, port projects underway in Iran

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has said over 400 trillion rials (about $831.3 million) of maritime and port projects are currently underway in the country, the PMO portal reported on Saturday.

ICOPMAS 2022 running in Tehran

TEHRAN - Iran’s 14th International Conference on Coast, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2022) kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday, the portal of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) reported.

Over 207m tons of commodities loaded, unloaded in ports in a year

TEHRAN- More than 207 million tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded in the ports of country during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced in a message on the occasion of the New Year.

Maritime projects worth nearly $100m inaugurated in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash inaugurated 10 major maritime projects worth 42.951 trillion rials (about $99.886 million) in southern Hormozgan Province during a visit on Saturday, the portal of the country’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) reported.

Iran, Kazakhstan consider establishing direct shipping line in Caspian Sea

TEHRAN – In a meeting between Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Ali-Akbar Safaei and Kazakh Ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay on Monday, the two sides discussed ways of expanding maritime ties, including the establishment of a direct shipping line in Caspian Sea.

More than 19m tons of basic goods unloaded in ports in 10 months

TEHRAN – As reported by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), 19,278,315 tons of basic commodities were unloaded in the ports of the country during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023).