TEHRAN- Transit of commodities via the ports of Bushehr province, in the southwest of Iran, rose 200 percent in the first 5 months of the existing Iranian fiscal year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the exact same time period in the previous year, the director-general of the provinces Ports and Maritime Department, announced.Mohammad Shakibi stated: It is anticipated that due to the port facilities and the advancement of the activities of transportation companies, we will see the growth of items transit from Bushehr ports.
As previously revealed by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), transit of products through Iran increased 25 percent in the very first five months of this year from that of the previous year.Alireza Moghadasi said that six million tons of commodities have been transited through the country in the five-month period.After 7 years of reduction in the transit of products from the country, the development course of transit resumed in the past Iranian fiscal year 1400 (ended on March 20) and with the passage of 12.65 million tons of goods through Iran, a development of 68 percent was achieved, the spokesperson of IRICA has previously noted.The 68-percent development in transit last year and the 39-percent increase in the very first two months of this year assure to reach 15 million tons of goods going through Iran in the current year, which has been extraordinary in the entire history of the country, Ruhollah Latifi added.The policy of taking notice of next-door neighbors and developing political and economic relations with neighboring nations in the existing government, increasing attention to road and rail paths on the planet and the efforts and cooperation of transport and trade-related companies in developing or triggering corridors through the country has actually resulted in significant growth in transit of products through Iran.Iran is among the countries that has a special status in trade and transit relations due to its strategic place and unique location, as the country is the passage of a number of crucial international corridors.Considering its geographical area, Iran can play a considerable function in the transit of items in the area and benefit a lot from its status in this due.Paying attention to upstream documents, specifically the nations advancement strategies, and the governments choice to establish transit, paying unique attention to infrastructure development, lowering transit time, making it more affordable to cross Iran and making more advantages over rivals, due to the brief path for customers, can result in assisting in the advancement of transit so that the nation can reach the wanted growth in this due.MA/ MA