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Iran's Shahid Rajaei port fast becoming a major hub for international container lines

IRAN's southern Shahid Rajaei port, located 23 kilometres west of Bandar Abbas, the capital city of southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has turned into a major hub in recent months for shipping and transship activities with the suitable facilities provided by the country's Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization to accommodate international vessels calling at the facility.

Director general of Hormozgan Province Ports and Maritime Department, Ebrahim Idani, said investments made in the development of Shahid Rajaei port in the past years have made it a suitable destination for giant container vessels.



The port is equipped with 18 gantry cranes and 41 docks, which make it the biggest and most modern container port in Iran.



Mr Idani said 15 major international shipping lines frequenting the Persian Gulf have chosen the facility as their port of call.



"Offering bulk discounts to shipping companies, has reduced the final cost of entry of commodities into Iranian port, making it more economical compared to other Persian Gulf ports," he said.



The Iranian official further noted that offering fast loading and offloading services, and providing bunkering services to big vessels has turned Shahid Rajaei port into a major portal of entry into Iran's economy, the Hellenic Shipping News reported.



Mr Idani stated that about 700,000 tonnes of goods have been transshipped through Shahid Rajaei port to other Persian Gulf ports since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2015).



He pointed out that in early August Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp. has authorised one of its huge container ships to berth at Shahid Rajaei port.



"Seven container ships operated by the Taiwanese shipping line are expected to call at Shahid Rajaei port to load and offload 5,000-6,000 TEU of containers per week, thus resuming the company's activities in Iran."



The official said direct delivery of goods at Shahid Rajaei port will create new jobs in addition to increasing the volume of imports and exports from the port.



Mr Idani was earlier quoted by Iranian media as saying that the French CMA CGM shipping company has chosen Shahid Rajaei port as the port of call for its container ships.



CMA CGM's Andromeda was the first container ship to berth at the port in August with 11,500 TEU of containers.
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