BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 11. The volume of cargo loaded and unloaded in the Khorramshahr port of the Khuzestan Province (south-western Iran) decreased by 48 percent, in the 4th month of the current Iranian year (June 22 through July 22, 2022), compared to the same month last Iranian year, Trend reports via the statistics of Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).
According to the statistics, about 94,000 tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in the port during the 4th month. Of this, 71,000 tons were loaded and about 22,900 tons were unloaded.
Meanwhile, 70,700 tons of cargo were exported and about 22,100 tons were imported through the Khorramshahr port over the reporting month, the statistics said.
Also, 33 tons of cargo were loaded and 589 tons were unloaded in this port for transit, while 316 tons of cargo were loaded and 218 tons were unloaded for other purposes within the 4th month.
According to the statistics, 1,800 tons of essential products, 10.8 tons of metal products, 57,400 tons of construction and mining materials, and 2,770 tons of equipment, were loaded and unloaded in the Khorramshahr port in the 4th month of the current Iranian year.
Moreover, 215 tons of chemicals, 3,960 leather products, clothing, fibers, paper, and wood materials, 64 tons of small and assorted goods, and 16,800 tons of container products were loaded and unloaded in this port within the mentioned month.
In general, about 12.3 million tons of cargo were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports in the 4th month of the current Iranian year. Of this, 6.14 million tons were loaded and 6.19 million tons were unloaded. This is a decrease of 6.8 percent, compared to the same month last Iranian year.
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