By
the end of the sixth schedule and according to the plans made by Ports and
Marine Organization, jetties in Anzali port would reach to 24 in number.
According
to the general manager of Ports and Marine Administration of Guilan Province,
as the largest port on Caspian Sea and as Iran's oldest north port, Anzali port
plays an essential role in the field of goods being transported via sea.
As
the north-south corridor pilot and as a transition port, Anzali Port has the
capacity to play a remarkable role as Iran's number one port in export and
import of the goods to the countries in margin of Caspian Sea in future, Seyyed
Ali Na'eemi stated.
Five
commercial and oil jetties with credits more than 100 billion Tomans are being
established in Anzali Port in order to the development of the existed
activities in the port, he noted.
Jetties
in Anzali Port would increase to 17 in number within the next thirty months by
the end of the entire projects, he emphasized. Therefore, the annual capacity
of Anzali Port would increase to 7.5 million tons that is a noticeable and
valuable figure, he restated.
In
the current year, by the efforts of Ports and Marine Organization, huge and
strategic projects such as port's second pond, passenger terminal and Anzali's
passenger jetty with a credit more than 123 billion Tomans reached the
exploitation level, the general manager of Ports and Marine Administration of
Guilan province stated.
The
foresaid pond has been established in an area of 80 hectares; two breakwater
arms with a total length of 3200 meters have also been established, he
emphasized.
The
foresaid passenger transportation jetty and passenger transportation terminal
each with a foundation of 1000 m and 1610 m, respectively, have been
established as well, he continued. According to him, the opening of these
projects also plays an essential and remarkable role in the development of
Anzali Port's activities.
Ports
and Marine Organization would turn Anzali Port into a full strategic port with
24 jetties, according to the five-year plans made for the development of Anzali
Port which is considered as Iran's number one northern port, he continued.
For
now, five to seven ships are able to berth daily in Anzali Port in order to
load and unload the goods, Seyyed Ali Na'eemi stated.
Personals
in Ports and Marine Administration of Guilan Province completely dredge the
pond and port's entrance channel in order to facilitate the loading/unloading
speed, he noted.
Considering
that Anzali's pond is constituted of two parts (sea and lagoon), it always
experiences a huge volume of mud, the general manager of Ports and Marine
Administration of Guilan Province stated.
Therefore, dredging that is executed by the
staff of Guilan's port department is necessary for the safety of ships during
berthing, he emphasized