The Director General of Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province informed about the development of infrastructures and removal of transit obstacles in the ports of Guilan.
According to the public relations
report of the Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan Province, the Director
General of Ports and Maritime Authority of Guilan, in response to the question
of the IRNA reporter, "Is the capacity and infrastructure of the ports of Guilan,
and especially the Anzali port, suitable for playing a role in international
corridors?" said: Iran's position in at least five international corridors
and its pivotal role in the international north-south corridor and the Caspian
sea route have made Iranian ports along the Caspian Sea -such as Anzali Port-
to be of great importance, and this port became one of the most important
highways of Iran's relations through corridors and commercial relations with
the countries of Southeast Asia and Central Asia.
Hossein Younesi continued:
Investment in the field of trade in Bandar-e-Anzali and the boom in the transit
of container goods are also important. Investment in this field and provision
of suitable infrastructure in the container terminal sector is one of the most
important development measures in order to expand trade relations with the
countries of Southeast Asia and Central Asia.
He mentioned the developments in
the region and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and added: the increase
in the price of fossil fuels and some agricultural products and food,
especially grains and edible oil, is one of the consequences of this event, but
the challenges that have arisen for Russia and its business partners, as well
as the countries that use Russian ports and soil for their business, has
provided a good opportunity for competing countries, including Iran, to attract
a part of the transit of goods related to transit corridors.
He added: providing container
terminal infrastructure, such as container transportation equipment,
refrigerated container terminal logistics infrastructure, supporting the
elimination of the lack of Ro-Ro vessels, the lack of container shipping lines,
and the quick connection of Anzali and Caspian ports to the rail network can be
effective in achieving the pivotal role of Anzali Port in international
corridors.
He emphasized that not focusing
on removing obstacles will destroy this exceptional opportunity due to the
existence of suitable infrastructure in other countries, including Georgia and
the imminent launch of Anaklia port with a capacity of 900,000 TEU, as well as
the ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Younesi stated that the creation
of multi-purpose cold storage facilities, Ro-Ro berths, the formation of
international transport and export management companies (combination of public
and private sector companies), reducing the costs of transportation and storage
of goods in ports and points of entry and departure of the province, the
establishment of the irradiation center for agricultural-fisheries products of
the province and the country in order to increase the shelf life of the goods
and the establishment of an institution consisting of relevant bodies in order
to accelerate and facilitate the transit and logistics processes, which has the
ability to make final decisions, are among the cases that can turn the ports of
Guilan into the vital highway of the country's international corridors.