BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22. During the three months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through June 20, 2024), more than one-third of transit via Iran, i.e., 34 percent, was carried out through Imam Khomeini Port, the Director General of Iran's Khuzestan Province Ports and Maritime Administration Abu Talib Gerayloo said, Trend reports.
According to him, over one million tons of products have been transported through Imam Khomeini Port for three months.
Gerayloo noted that 6.3 million tons of products have been exported through Imam Khomeini Port during the past 3 months.
The official stressed that a total of 13 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded at Imam Khomeini Port during the three months.
Meanwhile, 80 percent of the necessary products (wheat, barley, rice, crude oil, etc.) are imported to Iran through Imam Khomeini Port.
Imam Khomeini Port is considered Iran's second strategic port after Shahid Rajaee Port in Hormozgan Province, located in the country's south.
Imam Khomeini Port has the potential to load and unload 60 million tons of oil and non-oil products per year.
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