Over 4.295 million tons of goods were transited via Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), a 13 percent rise compared with the same period in the previous year, the Mehr News Agency reported.
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TEHRAN (Asremrooz):Some 95 percent of the goods were transited by road and the rest by rail.
The transited consignments mostly consisted of fuel, construction materials, cotton, home appliances, vehicles, foodstuff and fertilizers.
The Iranian deputy transport and urban development minister has said that Iran has the capacity to transit 40 million tons of goods annually.
Shahriyar Afandizadeh added that the capacity has been attained through expanding the roads network, establishing border terminals, and boosting transport infrastructures.
Afandizadeh said that over 11.6 million tons of goods were transited through Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year.
He added that 106 countries transited their goods via Iran.
Meanwhile, head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization Ataollah Sadr has said that Iran earns some 14 trillion rials (about $1.15 billion) annually through transiting goods via ports.
Around $140 billion worth of goods are annually transited via Iranian ports, he added.
The transited consignments mostly consisted of fuel, construction materials, cotton, home appliances, vehicles, foodstuff and fertilizers.
The Iranian deputy transport and urban development minister has said that Iran has the capacity to transit 40 million tons of goods annually.
Shahriyar Afandizadeh added that the capacity has been attained through expanding the roads network, establishing border terminals, and boosting transport infrastructures.
Afandizadeh said that over 11.6 million tons of goods were transited through Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year.
He added that 106 countries transited their goods via Iran.
Meanwhile, head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization Ataollah Sadr has said that Iran earns some 14 trillion rials (about $1.15 billion) annually through transiting goods via ports.
Around $140 billion worth of goods are annually transited via Iranian ports, he added.
Source : خبرگزاری Mehr News
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