Exports from Iran’s Southwestern Port Doubled in 3 Months

Iran has witnessed an increase by 19,130 tons in its exports from the Southwestern port city of Abadan in the last 3 months, which means a year-on-year growth by 107%.

Head of Abadan Ports and Maritime Organization Reza Saffari said exports from Abadan, Arvankenar and Chavibdeh registered 107% growth in the first three months of the current local calendar year (March 21- June 21).

Saffari said the figure showed 19,130 tons of increase.

The exported goods were mostly agricultural, household appliances, construction materials, wood, steel, meat, fiber and textiles

The products were exported to Persian Gulf states like Kuwait and Iraq.

Last Sunday, it was announced that three-month records of non-oil exports from Iran’s Southeastern port city of Chabahar showed a 100 percent year-on-year increase during the period from March 21 to June 21, 2019, which displayed the country’s success in adopting economic policies capable of countering US unilateral sanctions.

Non-oil exports from Chabahar Port increased by 100 percent in the first three months of the current year (March 21 – June 21), showing a significant 100 percent growth compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

The Director General of Sistan and Baluchistan Ports and Maritime Organization Behrouz Aqayee said, “Loading and unloading goods increased considerably after the inauguration of first phase of Shahid Rajaei Port of Chabahar. The loading and unloading operations of various types of oil- and non-oil products in Chabahar Port registered a 37 percent growth since the beginning of this year as compared to the same period last year.”

He further noted that loading and unloading operation of oil products in this period increased by 69 percent while the export of non-oil products showed a considerable 100 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

The director general of provincial Ports and Maritime Organization added that the number of inbound vessels, above 100,000 tons, has experienced a 29 percent hike in the first three months of the current year as compared to the same period of last year.