Date: 11 April 2020 , 21:48
News ID: 9114

833,000 Tons of Essential Goods Transported During Holidays

Atotal of 833,000 tons of essential goods were transported from five Iranian ports to the mainland from March 15 to April 4 by 35,000 trucks, the deputy head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization said.
833,000 Tons of Essential Goods Transported During Holidays

Mehran Qorbani added that Imam Khomeini Port accounted for between 53-55% of total transited goods, Amirabad Port 16%, Chabahar Port 10% and ports of Bandar Anzali and Astara constituted the rest. 

Noting that only 45% of country’s freight transit fleet were active during the Iranian New Year’s holidays (March 20-April 3), the official said 46 cargo ships were scheduled to enter the country’s ports from March 15 to April 20.