Anzali Port at a
Glance
Anzali Port is the largest and the most
active port on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. This port is equipped
with modern loading and unloading facilities; the following advantages have
made this port unique in comparison with other ports in Iran and abroad:
- Having the 3rd
rank among the ports of country, after Imam Khomeini port and Shahid Rajaee port in terms of loading and
unloading tonnage
- Proximity to Astrakhan
and Lagan ports in Russia, Turkmenbashi Port in
Turkmenistan, Aktau port in Kazakhstan and
Baku port in Azerbaijan
- Contacting with
regional markets and accessing to the markets of newly independent states
of the former Soviet Union with over 300 million consumers
- Being located on
the north-south international transport corridor route which is three
times shorter and cheaper than the current route
- Being located
within the free zone and providing special facilities for shippers,
traders and investors
- Proximity to the
international airport (35 km)
- Having suitable
land routes to access to the neighboring provinces
- Proximity to the
largest oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea
- Benefiting from
tax exemption
- Accessing to
lead, zinc and iron mines and industrial centers and proximity to the
neighboring provinces and the capital of Iran
- Taking advantage
of the private sector in managing the terminals and creating a competitive
environment to reduce loading and unloading charges
- Benefiting from
trained and experienced specialists
- Having the temperate weather
conditions of Guilan province
Infrastructure and superstructure
facilities of Anzali Port are as follow:
|
Area
of sites
|
1420000 square meters
|
|
Location
|
South
of the Caspian Sea
|
|
Nominal
capacity
|
11
million tons
|
|
Practical
capacity
|
7
million tons
|
|
Area
of operational warehouses
|
22151
square meters
|
|
Area
of warehouses under construction
|
19481
square meters
|
|
Area
of wharf
|
288,148
square meters
|
|
Depth
of Jetties
|
5.5
km
|
|
Number
of Jetties
|
10
posts
|
|
Distance
to Tehran
|
365
km
|
|
Distance
to Rasht (center of province)
|
40
km
|
|
Distance
to the city center
|
3
km
|
|
Distance
to Rasht airport
|
35
km
|
The latest Situation of Anzali Port’s warehouses
and yards:
|
Row
|
Warehouse type
|
Cargo Type
|
Area (m2)
|
Receipt Throughput (ton)
|
|
1
|
Roofed
|
Bulk
+ grain + miscellaneous items
|
16790
|
47000
|
|
2
|
Hangar
|
General
cargo - grain
|
1015
|
3000
|
|
3
|
TEU container
|
Container
|
3000
|
10000
|
|
4
|
Field
|
General
cargo
|
315000
|
882000
|
Port Jetties Specifications
|
Row
|
Number of posts
|
Usage
|
Length ( meter)
|
Draught (m)
|
Annual Throughput
(ton)
|
Structure type
|
|
1
|
9
|
Iron, container, wood etc.
|
1332
|
5.5
|
5000
|
Concrete
|
|
2
|
1
|
Oil products
|
183
|
5.5
|
5000
|
Concrete
|
|
3
|
-
|
Services
|
65
|
5.5
|
-
|
Concrete
|
Anzaliport Land and Marine equipment
A - Land equipment owned by the private sector:
|
Top lift truck
|
2
|
|
Terminal
Tractor
|
29
|
|
Transtainer
|
1
|
|
Coastal
Rail Cranes
|
14
|
|
Coastal
Mobile Cranes
|
5
|
|
Reach
Stacker
|
2
|
|
Terminal
tractor operator
|
34
|
|
Lift
truck
|
53
|
|
Grain
sucking machine
|
3
|
|
Yard
cranes
|
26
|
|
Tug
master
|
21
|
|
Unloader
|
2
|
|
Tug
master pulls
|
21
|
B) The equipment of the private sector (owned by Port Authority)
- marine equipment:
|
Hydrograph boat
|
1
|
|
Pilot
|
2
|
|
Tow
|
5
|
|
Dredger
|
3
|
|
Search and rescue boat
|
2
|
|
Service providing boat
|
1
|
|
Barge
|
2
|