The activity of the regular sea container line from India to Chabahar / development of the shipping fleet with an investment of 2.5 billion dollars

According to Fars news agency, citing the public relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group, Mohammad Reza Modares Khabani, stated in the first national conference of maritime civilization on the path of progress, which is currently being held in Chabahar, that the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group has expressed its national and international authority to Jahian has proven that the example is the sending of Iranian oil to Venezuela by ships belonging to the shipping fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was able to fly the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran on two oil tankers bound for Venezuela.

He added: Shipping of the Islamic Republic of Iran is active in various fields, and in addition to a serious presence in international waterways, it also provides support to domestic manpower. In such a way that every year 200 people who enter the seafaring field are trained by this national fleet.

According to Modares Khabani, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group has 6,700 employees, of which more than 3,700 are engaged in maritime activities, while the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group currently has 137 ships with a capacity of five million. We hope that these capacities will increase in the course of development designed for this complex.

He stated: Currently, 194,000 container boxes are in the possession of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group, and in parallel with this ownership, investments have also been made in this field, and this year, 40,000 TEU containers worth 120 million dollars have been purchased. In addition, this fleet has continued its work in the field of rail and road transportation, which includes a kind of combined transportation, with 1,200 wagons.

Modares Khayabani added: In the first seven months of this year, 16 million tons of goods were moved by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group, which compared to last year, these measures increased by 4%, while in 1400, compared to 99 The shipping industry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has experienced a 41% growth.

He stated: The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group, with the mission it has defined for itself, has replaced the number of foreign employees, which were around 600 in 2018, with Iranian forces, and now the number of foreign personnel has reached zero this year, and the number The handful that are active in this fleet is due to the issues that we have faced due to the limitations.

He stated: Strengthening the North-South and East-West corridors is one of the main strategies of the shipping group, and based on this, a regular line for carrying container cargo from the Far East to Chabahar was launched last week, and in continuation of this route, another ship will arrive tomorrow. It will anchor at Chabahar port at night.

Referring to the active regular container line from India to Chabahar, he said: In the field of combined transportation, 100 wagons have been purchased and we will purchase another 200 wagons. In addition, the purchase and construction of eight floating ships are on the agenda, and these eight purchased floating ships will operate in the North-South Corridor.

Modares Khayabani said: For the period of 1401-1405 and in order to develop the sea-oriented economy, an investment of 2 billion and 150 million dollars has been considered in the field of fleet development. In total, it can be said that about 2.5 billion dollars will be spent to increase the entry of 77 vessels into the fleet and to remove worn out and depreciated vessels from the fleet.

He stated: The transformation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Company from a marine transportation company to a logistics company is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group, based on which we are providing the necessary hardware and software. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group will continue to work as a logistics company.

Saying that the development of the Chabahar route is on the agenda, Modares Khabani said: We hope that all related executive bodies and countries located along the route of this corridor will fulfill their duties well and cooperate with the Shipping Group of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for The realization of these programs requires and challenges, on the basis of which the necessary support should be provided to the domestic production as well.

The Managing Director of the Shipping Group of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that for years the Supreme Leader has been emphasizing the fact that supporting Iranian products should also be on the agenda, and said: in parallel, a path must be taken to improve the services provided by the shipping sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is given that support is given priority and this point should be taken into consideration in the 7th development plan.

Modares Khabani said: At the same time, assignment and decision-making in the field of ship scrapping should also be taken into consideration, and the payment of export and import incentives to merchants who transport their cargo with the national shipping fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran should be put on the agenda to use Iranian services should be prioritized by economic activists.

The CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Group stated that the completion of the Chabahar-Zahedan and Rasht-Anzali railways should be placed on the agenda for the completion of the North-South Corridor. To become a logistics company, this section of the railway must be completed.

Appreciating the efforts of the Ministry of Petroleum in providing low-sulfur fuel, he called it a mujahidan act and said: Fuel supply for the shipping fleet should be done in the south of the country, while fuel is currently being provided in the east of the country, but measures must be taken. that in addition to supplying fuel to the domestic fleet to other fleets traveling on this route, providing fuel should be on the agenda, but fuel should be provided to the fleet at a reasonable price in order to provide more appropriate services in this area.

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