The director general of Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province said: “the container operations of the province's ports increased by more than 86% in 1399 compared to the previous year.”
According to the Public Relations of
the Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province, Dr. Hamidreza Abaie, in an
interview referring to the growth of container operations in Guilan ports in
1399 compared to 1398, said: “More than 6,000 TEU containers were loaded and
unloaded in Anzali Port Complex alone and this port was able to reach 73%
growth in 1399 in this field.”
He continued: In the port of Astara,
with the arrival of 697 TEU containers, container operations show 100% growth.
The director general of Ports and Maritime
Authority of Guilan Province, referring to the significant increase in exports
of petroleum products from Guilan ports in 1399 compared to 1398, noted: “Last
year, 10,654 tons of petroleum products were exported from Anzali Port to other
countries and also during this period, the port of Astara has experienced the
export of 15,220 tons of petroleum products.”
Referring to the 36% growth of loading
and unloading operations in Guilan ports, he specified: "Fortunately, the
ports of Guilan province achieved a performance of 2 million and 88 thousand
tons last year, while Anzali Port Complex with a performance of 1 million and
383 thousand tons has experienced a growth of 34%.”
Abaie acknowledged: "Also, the
number of ships entering the Port of Astara increased by 44%, and during the
last year, 138 ships entered the port of Astara and 538 ships entered the Port
of Anzali with a growth of more than 19%."