Director General of Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province, referring to the 91% growth in exports of non-oil goods in Anzali Port Complex, said: "Quality of efficiency in each port are measured by three factors: speed, cost and safety."
Dr. Hamidreza Abaie in an
interview with the Public Relations of Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan
Province, while congratulating the government week, said: “Ports in any country
are valuable and strategic assets and are among the factors accelerating the
process of economic development of any country, because they are the points of
entry and exit of goods.”
Stating that the quality
of efficiency in each port is measured by three factors of “speed, cost and
safety”, he said: “Reducing time and port service, increasing and updating
behind-the-line and front-line equipment, as well as playing a role in
logistics and supply chain by coordinating with shipping lines and government
and regulatory agencies in maritime transport (such as transport licenses issued
in cooperation with customs and other institutions) caused the acceleration of
port activities and reduced costs for cargo owners.”
Director General of Ports
and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province, referring to the third factor,
added: “measures such as installing of navigation aids, dredging in order to
city-port interaction, dredging the turning basin of Guilan ports in order to
ensure the safety and security of ports have been done. As a result, we are
currently witnessing that the sixth round of the Sea Cup tournament will be
held in Anzali port complex with the presence of military forces and frigates
of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran due to its
high security and safety. Meanwhile, high security has led to economic
prosperity and as a result, the simultaneous presence of eight commercial ships
at the berths of Anzali port.”
Stating that these three
factors, along with the right policies, led to a 36% increase in the loading
and unloading operations of Guilan ports last year, Abaie said: “the existence
of oppressive sanctions and the spread of the Corona virus could not overcome
the ports of Guilan province and hinder the economic movement of the country. In this regard, despite the imposition of VAT from
the beginning of this year and the increase in the cost of goods passing
through the port of Anzali compared to last year (and even the ports of
Nowshahr and Amirabad), with the support of the Executive Board of the Ports
and Maritime Organization and obtaining discounts for dues and duties imposed
on goods and ships, we witnessed a 3% increase in loading and unloading operations and a 91% increase in exports of
non-oil goods in Anzali Port Complex in the first 5 months of this year compared
to the same period last year.”
Referring to the launch
of regular Ro-Ro shipping lines in Guilan province, he stated: “In addition to
the export development approach (especially in the field of domestic production
of construction and agricultural products), ports of Guilan province are
looking to use the capacity of Ro-Ro ships to directly transit the fully loaded
trucks or trailers (which are loaded with cargos like cars, etc.) from Turkey,
Iraq and the Persian Gulf countries such as the UAE, Qatar and Oman to
Kazakhstan, Russia and even Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.