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Iran eyes to increase trade via northern ports

Business Materials 1 April 2022 14:43 (UTC +04:00)

TEHRAN, Iran, April 1. Iran is planning to dredge Astara port in the next three months to increase transportation, said an Iranian MP Gholamreza Marhaba, Trend reports citing ILNA.

"Iran's northern ports have good capacity to increase cargo transportation to neighbor countries," he said.

Astara and Anzali ports are working with minimum capacity at the moment. Astara Port can store 3 million tons of goods, but currently, 800,000 tons of its storage capacity are being used.

The port and maritime organization are pursuing to dredge the port to accelerate the transportation of cargo ships.

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