Bandar Abbas sees a sharp increase in port calls

Bandar Abbas is the most important port in southern Iran bordering the Persian Gulf. It is also the largest container port in the country which handles more than 85% of container throughput.

A port official was quoted that due to this increase in port calls currently 40% of the existing berth capacity will be allocated for the export of bulk cargo, 20% for discharge of general cargo and 20% for discharge of essential cargo with the remaining percentage for ships carrying imported wheat.

Annual container capacity in the port is more than 4 million TEU and it is planned to increase this to 6 million TEU in the wake of a port development programme.